7 Lord Street, Halifax, HX1 5AE

the conversion of the ground floor into 3No. C3 use flats with internal/external alterations

Authority: Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Change of use
Inspector: Mee K

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

the effect of the proposed development on the vitality and viability of the Borough's centres within which the appeal site is located having regard to the development plan
whether the proposed development would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Halifax Town Centre Conservation Area

What decided it

The loss of commercial frontages and the unsympathetic replacement of original timber shopfronts with modern UPVC fenestration would harm both the vitality of the town centre and the character of the conservation area, with insufficient public benefits to justify this harm.

Framework references: 212, 215

Plan policies cited: Policy RT2, Policy HE1, Policy BT1, Policy HS1, Policy BE1

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