Planning appeal decision
Back Grantley Street, Wakefield, WF1 4LG
Planning appeal 3375887 at Back Grantley Street, Wakefield, WF1 4LG (Wakefield Metropolitan District Council) was dismissed on 13 February 2026 by Inspector Teasdale N, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposed development on highway and pedestrian safety.
change of use from vehicle storage to valeting and minor repairs to vehicles
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- employment-industrial · Change of use
- Inspector
- Teasdale N
- Postcode
- WF1 4LG
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed development on highway and pedestrian safety
What decided it
The submitted vehicle tracking plan failed to provide sufficient evidence that the proposed use would not create unacceptable risks to highway and pedestrian safety through vehicular manoeuvring, turning and visibility conflicts with parked vehicles.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy LP27
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 9
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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The main issues, what decided it, the planning balance and the policies and judgments listed as cited are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro and are our summary, not the Inspector’s words; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.
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