The Mistal Firth House Barn Scammonden Road Barkisland Sowerby Bridge Calderdale HX4 0EL
Refused on 1 June 2026
Council decision: Refuse2 reasons for refusal
Proposal
Porch (Retrospective)
- Received
- 18 December 2025
- ReceivedReceived18 Dec
- ValidatedValidated18 Dec
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date
- DecidedDecided1 Jun
Decided in 165 days
About this application
This is a planning application for a porch at The Mistal Firth House Barn Scammonden Road Barkisland Sowerby Bridge Calderdale HX4 0EL. Calderdale has handled 4,701 applications of this type. This one was decided in 165 days, 16 weeks longer than Calderdale's typical decision time. There have been 2 other applications at this address. We hold 154 applications in total for the HX4 postcode area.
Why it was refused
- The site is located within the Green Belt, wherein paragraph 154 of the National Planning Policy Framework states that a local planning authority should regard the construction of new buildings as inappropriate in Green Belt, exceptions to this are the extension or alteration of a building providing that it does not result in disproportionate additions over and above the size of the original building. The proposed front extension would culmatively form a disproportionate addition to the original dwelling and given the siting, forward of the principle elevation of the dwelling, would take precedence, harming the openness of the Green Belt. As such, the proposal would be inappropriate development and by definition would be harmful to the Green Belt. Other harm is caused to the openness of the green belt and the visual character of the area due to the inappropriate design and location. There are no very special circumstances to outweigh this harm. The proposal is CALDERDALE METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL 25/01291/HSE WARD: 12 therefore contrary to policy GB1 (Development in the Green Belt) of the Calderdale Local Plan and Section 13 (Protecting Green Belt land) of the National Planning Policy Framework.
- The porch projects forward from the principal elevation and disrupts the linear, traditional form of the barn. Its position and design are incongruous and fails to respect the established rural character and results in a detrimental visual impact on the host building and wider landscape character. This proposal therefore reflects poor design contrary to Policy BT1 (High Quality Inclusive design) of the Calderdale Local Plan and the Calderdale Placemaking and Design Guide Supplementary Planning Document nor would it comply with policy GN4 (Special Landscape Areas) of the Calderdale Local Plan for these reasons and section 12 (Requiring good design) of the National Planning Policy Framework.
From the council's decision notice.
Application details
- Postcode
- HX4 0EL
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 18 December 2025
Applicant and agent
- Architect profile
- JASON B WADE LIMITED
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Green belt: Calderdale
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (23)
flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, Article 4 directions, tree preservation orders, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.
A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.
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Planning history at this site
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