Without the benefit of planning permission, the material change of use to a car park, the erection of a metal barrier and the laying of a crushed stone surface to facilitate the use
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Borough Success Rate
In Kirklees Metropolitan Council, approx 26.2% of Change of use appeals are successful. (Sample: 61 cases).
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Inspector Profile: Rafferty C
Archive Data: 43 Decisions
Allowance Rate (Change of use)
34.9%
↑ High
National Average (Change of use)
32.5%
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Appeal Decision
Site visit made on 2 September 2025
by C Rafferty LLB(Hons), Solicitor
an Inspector appointed by the Secretary of State
Decision date: 08 October 2025
Appeal Ref: APP/Z4718/C/25/3359132
Land adjacent to Dunkirk Inn, 231 Barnsley Road, Lower Denby, Huddersfield
HD8 8TX
• The appeal is made under section 174 of the Town an…