Corner Cottage, Back Lane, Badsworth, Pontefract, WF9 1AG

Planning appeal 6007783 at Corner Cottage, Back Lane, Badsworth, Pontefract, WF9 1AG (Wakefield Metropolitan District Council) was dismissed on 8 June 2026 by Inspector J Somers, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on the existing building and the surrounding locality, with special attention as to whether the proposal would preserve or enhance the character and appearance of the Badsworth Conservation Area.

Installation of 17 solar panels onto the roof of the south elevation

Authority: Wakefield Metropolitan District Council
Appeal type: householder · Householder
Procedure: Written
Development: utilities-energy
Inspector: J Somers
Postcode: WF9 1AG

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

The effect of the proposal on the existing building and the surrounding locality, with special attention as to whether the proposal would preserve or enhance the character and appearance of the Badsworth Conservation Area

What decided it

The visual clutter created by the solar panels on a prominent building at the southern terminus of the conservation area would unacceptably harm the character and appearance of the Badsworth Conservation Area, and the public benefits of renewable energy generation did not outweigh this harm.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy SP23Policy LP63Policy LP35Policy LP56
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 212Paragraph 213Paragraph 215Paragraph 216

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