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Allowed27 May 20266002812

Car Park Opposite Triangle Inn, Rochdale Road, Triangle, Sowerby Bridge, West Yorkshire, HX6 3NE

Planning appeal 6002812 at Car Park Opposite Triangle Inn, Rochdale Road, Triangle, Sowerby Bridge, West Yorkshire, HX6 3NE (Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council) was allowed on 27 May 2026 by Inspector Unwin N, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether there are any other considerations that might indicate that the appeal should be dismissed, given the Council's change in position on five-year housing land supply.

for the construction of four dwelling houses and associated works

Authority
Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Unwin N
Postcode
HX6 3NE

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether there are any other considerations that might indicate that the appeal should be dismissed, given the Council's change in position on five-year housing land supply

What decided it

The Council's inability to demonstrate a five-year housing land supply meant the proposal met the exceptions for Green Belt development under NPPF paragraph 155, and no other material considerations justified dismissal.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy HE1Policy IM5Policy BT4Policy HS1
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 155

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