®Planning appeal decision
1 Charnwood Bank, White Lee, Batley, WF17 8PY
- Authority
- Kirklees
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder
- Procedure
- Written
- Development
- residential
- Postcode
- WF17 8PY
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- With regard to the side extension, the effects on the visual amenities of the host property and the wider locality
- With regard to the proposed formation of the driveway with dropped kerb to the front, the effects on the visual amenities of the host property and the wider locality and on highway and pedestrian safety
What decided it
The proposed driveway would result in adverse effects on visual amenities and highway and pedestrian safety that could not be mitigated by conditions, whereas the extensions would cause no material harm.
The appeal was split: the benefits of providing improved accommodation through extensions were permitted, but the harm to visual amenities and safety from the driveway outweighed any benefit from additional parking where existing provision was already sufficient.
Plan policies cited: Policy LP24, Policy LP21, Policy LP22, House Extensions and Alterations Supplementary Planning Document 2021
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.