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Dismissed29 May 20266003771

Newgate House, Newgate, Pontefract, WF8 1NB

Planning appeal 6003771 at Newgate House, Newgate, Pontefract, WF8 1NB (Wakefield Metropolitan District Council) was dismissed on 29 May 2026 by Inspector Mayes C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposed development would provide acceptable living conditions for future occupants, with particular regard to internal living space and facilities.

Conversion of existing two-storey commercial building into a 20 room House in Multiple Occupation (HMO)

Authority
Wakefield Metropolitan District Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Change of use
Inspector
Mayes C
Postcode
WF8 1NB

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • whether the proposed development would provide acceptable living conditions for future occupants, with particular regard to internal living space and facilities
  • the effect of the proposed development on the living conditions of occupants of neighbouring properties, with particular regard to noise and disturbance

What decided it

The proposal would fail to provide acceptable living conditions for future occupants due to poorly distributed communal facilities and would cause unacceptable harm to neighbouring residents through noise and disturbance from continuous HMO activity.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy LP56Policy LP67

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