Planning appeal decision
3 Booth Terrace, Dean House Lane, Luddenden, HX2 6TJ
Planning appeal 6014250 at 3 Booth Terrace, Dean House Lane, Luddenden, HX2 6TJ (Calderdale) was dismissed on 8 September 2026 by Inspector S. Hartley, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposed development is inappropriate development within the Green Belt.
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- Authority
- Calderdale
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder
- Procedure
- Written
- Development
- residential
- Inspector
- S. Hartley
- Postcode
- HX2 6TJ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposed development is inappropriate development within the Green Belt
- The effect of the development upon the character and appearance of the area
- The effect upon the Special Landscape Area
- The effect upon heritage assets
- Whether, if the proposal is inappropriate development in the Green Belt, the harm is clearly outweighed by other considerations so as to amount to very special circumstances
What decided it
The significantly harmful effect upon the character and appearance of the terrace and the minor adverse impact upon the Special Landscape Area outweighed the finding that the development was not inappropriate in Green Belt terms.
The absence of inappropriateness in Green Belt terms was outweighed by the adverse effects on character and appearance of the terrace and the Special Landscape Area.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy BT1Policy GN4
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Policy GB6Policy GB7Policy DP3Policy HE5
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
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