Butterworth Hill Barn, Butterworth Hill, Outlane, Huddersfield, HD3 3YZ

1. 1.The detached garden room by virtue of its location, materials and design would materially detract from the character and setting of the Grade II Listed host dwelling, Butterworth Hill Farm and Butterworth Hill Mistal. The proposed structure would form an unsympathetic addition that would be harmful in terms of visual amenity and would detract from the traditional character and setting of the original build and adjacent properties. There are no public benefits to outweigh the less than substantial harm to the setting and character of the Listed Buildings. Therefore, to permit the development would be contrary to Policies LP24 and LP35 of the Kirklees Local Plan, the House Extensions and Alterations Supplementary Planning Document and Chapters 12 and 16 of the National Planning Policy Framework.
2. 2.The detached garden room, due to its location outside the established curtilage of the Butterworth Hill Barn, would constitute a new building in the Green Belt. The building is regarded as inappropriate development in the Green Belt by definition as it does not fall into any of the exceptions set out in Paragraphs 154 of the National Planning Policy Framework. No very special circumstances have been demonstrated to clearly outweigh the harm of the development to the Green Belt by reason of inappropriateness or other harm. Therefore, to permit the development would be contrary to Policies contained within Chapter 13 of the National Planning Policy Framework. Plans and specifications schedule: Plan Type Reference Revision Date Received Plans & Elevations 1785/1 A 27/01/2026 Heritage Statement JBW/1785 - 27/01/2026 Climate Change Statement - - 27/01/2026 Pursuant to article 35 (2) of the Town and Country Planning (Development Management Procedure) Order 2015 and guidance in the National Planning Policy Framework, the Local Planning Authority have, where possible, made a pre-application advice service available, complied with the Kirklees Development Management Charter 2024 and otherwise actively engaged with the applicant in dealing with the application. Although the Kirklees Development Management Charter together with the National Planning Policy Framework and the DMPO 2015 encourages negotiation/engagement between Local Planning Authorities and agents/applicants, this is only within the scope of the application under consideration. In this instance, it was considered that no amendments could be made to overcome the reasons for refusal outlined above. Site Notice - Where the application has been publicised by notice(s) in the vicinity of the site. Please would you now remove the notice(s) and responsibly dispose of to avoid harm to the appearance of the local area.

From the council's decision notice.

Postcode

HD3 3YZ

Application type

Full

Scale / size

Small

Date validated

27 January 2026

Consultation expiry

23 March 2026

Consultation start

27 January 2026

Consultation end

23 March 2026

Target decision date

24 March 2026

Architect profile

JASON B WADE LIMITED

Agent address

22, Fairbanks, Wharf Street, Sowerby Bridge, HX6 2AB

Statutory period

56 days

Documents

7