Appeal 3370252
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Official decision document
The decision, section by section
7 sections
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Section 01
Development description
described as Construction of Outbuilding to rear (Retrospective) with amendments and installation of fence to rear
Section 02
Decision
The appeal is dismissed.
Section 03
Procedural Matter
The application made clear that the scheme had been submitted retrospectively, I understand that the ‘as built’ structure which was in place at the time of my site visit has previously been refused1 planning permission. The proposed development includes alterations to the external wall material and inclusion of a fence to the rear; I have dealt with the proposal accordingly.
Section 04
[name]
The main issues in this appeal are the effect of the development on (i) the character and appearance of the area; and (ii) the living conditions of occupiers of neighbouring properties.
Section 05
Character and Appearance
The appeal site is a detached property which lies within a predominantly residential area. The appeal site has a steeply tiered rear garden on which the two storey outbuilding is located at an elevated level. The outbuilding is a narrow two storey building with gently sloped roof.
The development can be viewed from multiple public vantage points within the immediate area. Due to the elevated position and design which is at odds with the surrounding area I find that the development would harm the character and appearance of the area. 1 25/00174/HOU
Whilst the proposal includes alterations to the external materials which would conform with materials within the immediate area and a fence to the rear which would screen to a degree the development from vantage points along Poplars Park View, this would not mitigate the detrimental effect the proposed development would have on the area.
There is conflict with Policies DS1 and DS3 of the Local Plan for Bradford District, Core Strategy Development Plan Document (2017) (the Local Plan), which seeks amongst other things that developments are of good design and are appropriate to the surrounding area.
Section 06
Living Conditions
The outbuilding is located at an elevated position to the rear of the appeal site, creating a towering form of development in a confined rear garden. I find that due to the scale and location of the proposed development at an elevated position the proposed development would be dominant and oppressive to the occupiers of the neighbouring properties, especially No. [address].
Regardless of the proposed changes to the external materials and inclusion of a rear fence I conclude that the development would harm the living conditions of occupiers of neighbouring properties. There is conflict with Policy DS5 of the Local Plan, which amongst other things seeks to protect the amenity of existing or prospective residents.
Section 07
Conclusion
For the above reasons I conclude that this appeal should be dismissed.
Planning inspector and document dates
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Appeal Decision
- Extracted inspector · page 1
- Inspector attribution ID 126No official casework-database value to compare
- Extracted decision date · page 1
- 9 September 2025Matches the official casework database
- Extracted site visit dates
- 5 September 2025 (page 1)
Reference and authority
Official identifiers and the planning authority recorded against this case.
- Case reference
- 3370252
- Application reference
- 25/01304/HOU
- Lead case reference
- Not recorded
- Planning authority
- City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council
- Planning authority code
- E08000032
Casework details
The casework, procedure, development and linking details supplied by the official record.
- Casework type
- Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development type
- Householder developments
- Appeal type reason
- 1. Refused planning permission
- Appeal reason
- Refusal
- Type detail
- Planning Appeals - Full
- Jurisdiction
- Transferred
- Link status
- Not Linked
Site and development
Published appeal-site measurements and planning designations, without the withheld precise location fields.
- Site area
- Not recorded
- Floor space
- 19 m²
- Number of residences
- 0
- Site in Green Belt
- No
- Agricultural holding
- No
- Affects setting of a listed building
- Not recorded
- Historic building grant made
- Not recorded
- Relates to a conservation area
- Not recorded
- Flooding is an issue
- Not recorded
- Site within an AONB
- Not recorded
- Site within an SSSI
- Not recorded
Decision and dates
The published outcome and every imported case date.
- Official decision
- Dismissed
- Decision category
- Dismissed
- Received date
- 31 July 2025
- Valid date
- 31 July 2025
- Start date
- 5 August 2025
- Planning authority decision date
- 7 July 2025
- Appeal decision date
- 9 September 2025
Case administration
Published recovery, call-in, costs and enforcement information for this case.
- Redetermined
- No
- Bespoke
- No
- Date recovered
- Not recorded
- Date not recovered or derecovered
- Not recorded
- Call-in date
- Not recorded
- Costs applied for
- Not recorded
- Enforcement grounds count
- Not recorded
- Enforcement grounds
- Not recorded
Source and catalogue history
When this record appeared in the rolling official release and when the catalogue stored it.
- Source
- Planning Inspectorate casework database
- Source data system
- Horizon
- Dataset status
- Current release
- Catalogue record ID
- 76048
- First seen
- 20 August 2026 at 14:25
- Last seen
- 20 August 2026 at 16:28
- Removed from release
- Not recorded
- Record created
- 20 August 2026 at 14:25
- Record updated
- 24 August 2026 at 16:21