Rose Consulting

Housing Development

Outline planning consent (18/01286/OUT) for 18 houses at  Lower Brockwell Lane Triangle, Sowerby Bridge in advance of the publication of the local plan.

Change of use of a public house to 4 dwellings (16/00780) Moorcock, Norland Moor, Halifax

Planning and listed building consent for the conversion of offices to form 11 apartments at  Highfield House, Hemsworth Walk, Ripon HG4 2SG  (17/05214/FULMAJ) (17/05051/LB) 

Change of use and extension of public house to form ten apartments (2018/62/91202/W) at the Grove, Dalton, Huddersfield

Change of use of a barn to a dwelling (2018/90822) at Bank House Farm, Judy Haigh Lane, Thornhill Edge, Dewsbury, WF12 0PE

Nine apartments at High Skellgate, Ripon (15/00522/FUL), Harrogate

Care Homes for Young and Older People

Successful Lawful Development Certificates to change from C3a to C3b

CL/339742/17 – 79 Belgrave Road, Hathershaw, Oldham OL8 1LU

2017/ 0522 – Bronte Farm, Halifax Road, Briarcliffe, Burnley BB103RB

SMD/2019/0136 – The Oaklands, Uttoxeter Road, Checkley, Staffordshire  Moorlands

DER/07/17/00997 – change of use of dwelling (C3a) to (C3b) care home, 103 Shardlow Road, Alvaston, Derby 

Successful applications for C2 Care Homes

19/0519/FUL – Corndon Manor, White Gritt, Minsterley, Shrewsbury, SY5 0JL

2019/0663 – Belper Youth and Community Centre Holbrook Road, Belper, Derbyshire, DE56 1PA

19/00470/FULMAJ – Springfield House, Springfield House Hotel 18 Wheel Lane Pilling Preston Lancashire PR3 6HL

P/2019/0084 – Gegin Farm, Ruthin Road, Minera, Wrexham, Clwyd LL11 3UT

Agriculture and Equine

Agricultural Workers Dwellings 

Planning consent (18/05158/FUL) gained erection of an agricultural workers dwelling at Sawley Park Farm Sawley Ripon North Yorkshire HG4 3ED

Agricultural Buildings 

Following the Prior Notification procedure (  19/02841/PNA) confirmation from Harrogate Council gained that the erection of agricultural building at Chapel Garths Farm Littlethorpe Ripon North Yorkshire HG4 3AF would not require consent.

Horse Related Applications

Construction of a gallop (retrospective) 18/02819/FUL at: Bullcliff Grange, Yorkshire Equine Centre, Denby Dale Road Bretton Wakefield WF4 4JN

Development of a ménage (2019/62/90726) at The Barn 2 Woodroyd Hill Lane, Victoria Hepworth HD9 7TY

Change of use of private stable to a commercial riding school and the construction of an office and extension to the stable (part retrospective) (14/00487/FUL) at Greengale, Cow Hill Gate Lane, Bradshaw, Halifax

Hotels and Wedding Venues

Grantley Hall Hotel

The development of the Grade II * Grantley Hall (Grantley, Harrogate, HG4 3ET) into a 50 bedroom hotel, an event/wedding/conference facility, three supporting restaurants, with modification and extension to the Japanese Garden, incorporating a substation, a new bridge over the Leat and car park. (16/04660/FULMAJ) This has involved a number of planning applications, listed building applications and discharge of conditions applications over a three year period. 

Wedding Barn

This application was to help a farm diversify by the conversion of agricultural buildings to wedding venue at Wharfedale Grange Farm Dunkeswick, Harrogate (16/02187/FUL). It is now a successful wedding and events venue catering for between 25 and 250 people, set around a Grade II listed Georgian Farmhouse. 

Holiday Accommodation 

At the Swan, in  Meltham, Kirklees (2016/62/94045) I secured consent for the demolition of outbuildings and erection of 8 holiday apartments.I succeeded, despite initial opposition, in obtaining a planning consent or a development of Glamping Pods 1(8/00840/FUL) at Countryside Lodge Moorside Lane Askwith Otley North Yorkshire LS21 2JF

Overlarge extensions to buildings in the Green Belt 

Local authorities usually seek to limit the size of extensions to existing buildings in a Green Belt location to around no more than around a third.

At Reservoir Road in Bradford (Appeal Ref: APP/W4705/D/18/3212357-2018)  I successfully argued the proposal would not be ‘inappropriate development’ in the Green Belt. Whilst there would be some harm to openness, this would only be minimal and any such harm arising would be balanced out by the proposal having a positive impact on local character. Furthermore, the proposal would result in an improvement in respect of the living conditions of the occupiers, with regards to health and wellbeing.

Similarly, at Springwell Gardens, Common Road, Barkston Ash, Selby LS24 9PQ, (APP/N2739/D/17/3170087) I successfully argued the development would not ‘inappropriate development’ by virtue of it representing limited infilling within a village. 

In the appeal (APP/E2734/D/14/2220527) at Newfields, Galphay, Ripon, HG4 3NT, Harrogate, I successfully used  the Disability Discrimination Act 2005, the public sector equality duty under S149 of the Equality Act 2010, and Fostering Regulation National Minimum Standard 10 to add weight to the aesthetic argument against the refusal.

Inappropriate Development in the Green Belt

I successfully defended a decision by Kirklees Council that the infilling of a former coal mine for agriculture, was an inappropriate development in the Green Belt. Appeal Ref: APP/Z4718/W/19/3232011 Emley Fields, Liley Lane, Grange Moor WF4 4EN

Retail Developments

On behalf of the owners of a nearby district shopping centre, I successful organised opposition to a Lidl Supermarket at the former Spotted Cow Pub, New Hey Road, Oakes, Huddersfield (Kirklees: 2019/91433)

Housing Development 

Consent for a residential development of four houses was secured on appeal following a refusal on grounds of access (APP/A4710/W/19/3223362 ) to rear of 12 Green Lane, Shelf, Halifax HX3 7TR

Infill housing plot

There are occasions where a local authority will resist the development of infill sites for housing.

A refusal by Leeds Council on grounds of the impact on the character of the Conservation Area was overturned on appeal (Appeal Ref: APP/N4720/W/18/3218009) 21 Victoria Street, Calverley, Pudsey, LS28 5PT (March 2019) where I successful argued there would be no adverse impact on the character of the area, hence there was no conflict with local planning policy.

A similar refusal on design grounds was overturned for the demolition of a bungalow and the reconstruct new dwelling (Appeal Ref: APP/X4725/W/18/3202304) 2018, at 1 Roger Drive, Sandal, Wakefield WF2 7NE.

Enforcement Appeals

Where the council has served an Enforcement Notice, it is usually vital to appeal within the deadline to avoid the financial penalty of having to stop the use or to remove/alter the unauthorised development.

In Bradford, I was successful in overturning the notice which required the closure of an Islamic Education Centre (Appeal Ref: APP/W4705/C/13/2198765).

At  Ling Beeches, Ling Lane, Scarcroft, Leeds LS14 3HX (APP/N4720/W/16/3150093) a two storey ancillary building was allowed where I argued that it does not cause any harm to residential amenity or to the character and visual amenity of the area.

Agricultural Buildings

In addition to my extensive experience of gaining planning consent for agricultural workers dwellings and buildings, I have been successful in overturning a refusal for an agricultural building in Calderdale at Far Moorside Farm, Coppy Nook Lane, Cragg Vale, Hebden Bridge HX7 5RJ (APP/A4710/W/16/3148760) where I argued the building was not inappropriate in the Green Belt because it was designed for and to be used for agriculture.

Wedding Barns

Although I have helped secure planning consent for wedding barns, I have also successfully assisted objectors in supporting an Enforcement Notice requiring the cessation of use (APP/A4710/C/17/3178898) 2018, Land at Delves Farm, Nook Lane, Triangle, Sowerby Bridge due to the adverse impact on residential amenity.

Fence to front of dwelling

I successful appealed against a decision of Leeds Council to oppose a retrospective application for a fence constructed to the front of a dwelling due to concerns over the impact on the character of the area (APP/N4720/D/19/3228917) at 35 Leeds Road Bramhope, LS16 9BE.