Planning appeal decision
23 Herdwick Road, Flockton, Huddersfield, WF4 4FJ
Planning appeal 3373814 at 23 Herdwick Road, Flockton, Huddersfield, WF4 4FJ (Kirklees Metropolitan Council) was dismissed on 10 June 2026 by Inspector Hartley D, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the Council's decision to refuse to grant a certificate of lawful use or development was well-founded with particular regard to whether the proposal is an act of development requiring planning permission.
proposed alterations to the integral garage to extend living accommodation
- Authority
- Kirklees Metropolitan Council
- Appeal type
- ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Hartley D
- Postcode
- WF4 4FJ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the Council's decision to refuse to grant a certificate of lawful use or development was well-founded with particular regard to whether the proposal is an act of development requiring planning permission
What decided it
The removal of permitted development rights by condition No. 12 of planning permission 2017/91269 meant that the proposed alterations, which constitute operational development materially altering the external appearance of the building, require planning permission and cannot be certified as lawful development.
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