®Planning appeal decision
37 Bradford Road / 2 & 4 King Street, Cleckheaton, West Yorkshire, BD19 3JN
Planning appeal 6001572 at 37 Bradford Road / 2 & 4 King Street, Cleckheaton, West Yorkshire, BD19 3JN (Kirklees Metropolitan Council) was dismissed on 5 February 2026 by Inspector Spataru A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the development would accord with the conditions of Schedule 2, Part 3, Class MA of the GPDO with regard to transport impacts of the development, particularly to ensure safe site access.
conversion of existing commercial premises into 9 self contained flats in Cleckheaton town centre (the total of nine includes one existing flat the access to which is to be altered)
- Authority
- Kirklees Metropolitan Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Spataru A
- Postcode
- BD19 3JN
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the development would accord with the conditions of Schedule 2, Part 3, Class MA of the GPDO with regard to transport impacts of the development, particularly to ensure safe site access
- Whether the development would accord with the conditions of Schedule 2, Part 3, Class MA of the GPDO with regard to contamination risks in relation to the building
- Whether the development would accord with the conditions of Schedule 2, Part 3, Class MA of the GPDO with regard to the provision of natural light in all habitable rooms
What decided it
The development failed to meet the requirements of Schedule 2, Part 3, Class MA of the GPDO on all three matters in dispute: transport impacts and safe access could not be demonstrated, contamination risks were not adequately assessed, and adequate natural light provision was not evidenced.
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