Land Adjacent to Unit 17, Lee Bridge Industrial Estate, Halifax, HX3 5HE

Planning appeal 6006305 at Land Adjacent to Unit 17, Lee Bridge Industrial Estate, Halifax, HX3 5HE (Calderdale) was dismissed on 8 September 2026 by Inspector Laura Bartle, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposed development would make appropriate provision for car parking and the effect of the development on highway safety and the free flow of traffic.

Proposed industrial unit comprising a detached L-shaped building to provide storage accommodation to support the operation of an existing joinery business

Authority: Calderdale
Appeal type: Planning
Procedure: Written
Development: employment-industrial
Inspector: Laura Bartle
Postcode: HX3 5HE

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the proposed development would make appropriate provision for car parking and the effect of the development on highway safety and the free flow of traffic

What decided it

The failure to demonstrate adequate parking provision within the appeal site, combined with uncertainty about the availability and control of off-site parking areas, would result in vehicles parking on estate roads and circulation areas, causing unacceptable harm to highway safety and the free flow of traffic.

The modest economic benefits of supporting the existing business and providing limited employment opportunities were substantially outweighed by the significant harm to highway safety and the safe and efficient operation of the industrial estate arising from inadequate parking provision.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy BT4Policy IM5(III)

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