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Dismissed4 February 20263372188

Land Off New Hey Road, Scammonden, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, HD3 3FW

Planning appeal 3372188 at Land Off New Hey Road, Scammonden, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, HD3 3FW (Kirklees Metropolitan Council) was dismissed on 4 February 2026 by Inspector Unwin N, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would constitute inappropriate development in the green belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework.

Erection of single dwelling

Authority
Kirklees Metropolitan Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Unwin N
Postcode
HD3 3FW

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the proposal would constitute inappropriate development in the green belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework
  • The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area

What decided it

The unacceptable harm to the character and appearance of the area, caused by the proposal filling an important visual gap and creating ribbon-like development contrary to the existing spacious, sporadic pattern of dwellings, outweighed the modest housing benefits.

The adverse impacts of the development, particularly the unacceptable harm to character and appearance, significantly and demonstrably outweighed the modest benefits of a single dwelling's contribution to housing supply, such that the presumption in favour of sustainable development did not apply despite the shortfall in five-year housing land supply.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy LP24 Kirklees Local Plan Strategy and Policies (2019)Housebuilders Design Guide Spatial Planning Document (2021)
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 110Paragraph 115Paragraph 143Paragraph 155Paragraph 156Paragraph 157

How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.

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