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Dismissed28 August 20266010180

Pavement O/S 19-23 Market Street, Huddersfield, HD1 2EH

Planning appeal 6010180 at Pavement O/S 19-23 Market Street, Huddersfield, HD1 2EH (Kirklees) was dismissed on 28 August 2026 by Inspector N McGurk, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the Huddersfield Town Centre Conservation Area, including the setting of any nearby Listed Buildings.

Installation of 1 BT Street Hub, incorporating 2 digital 75-inch LCD advert screens and associated BT phone kiosk removal (within a Conservation Area)

Authority
Kirklees
Appeal type
Planning
Procedure
Written
Development
telecoms
Inspector
N McGurk
Postcode
HD1 2EH

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the Huddersfield Town Centre Conservation Area, including the setting of any nearby Listed Buildings
  • its effect on highway safety

What decided it

The proposal would cause less than substantial harm to the character and appearance of the Conservation Area and harm to highway safety, with the generic benefits not amounting to clear and convincing justification to outweigh this harm.

The generic benefits of the Street Hub (Wi-Fi, phone calls, emergency contact, wayfinding, charging, potential sensors, community messaging) did not outweigh the less than substantial harm to the character and appearance of the Conservation Area and the harm to highway safety.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy LP17(a)Policy LP24(a)Policy LP35Policy LP21

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