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Dismissed28 August 20266010183

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

Planning appeal 6010183 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 advertisement on visual amenity, having regard to the Huddersfield Town Centre Conservation Area and the setting of Number 21 Market Street, a Grade II Listed Building.

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Authority
Kirklees
Appeal type
advert · Commercial advertisement
Procedure
Written
Development
advertisement
Inspector
N McGurk
Postcode
HD1 2EH

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • the effect of the proposed advertisement on visual amenity, having regard to the Huddersfield Town Centre Conservation Area and the setting of Number 21 Market Street, a Grade II Listed Building
  • its effect on public safety

What decided it

The less than substantial harm to the heritage assets and visual amenity, combined with the risk to public safety from distraction in a busy town centre location, was not outweighed by the public benefits of the proposal.

the public benefits identified (free Wi-Fi, phone calls, emergency contact, wayfinding, charging, potential sensors and community messaging) did not amount to something that outweighs the harm to visual amenity and heritage significance

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy LP17(a)Policy LP24(a)Policy LP25Policy LP35Policy LP21

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