{"content":[{"text":"Plan Policy LP5 Design. \n The open space and stand of trees contrast to the industrial and residential streetscapes which \n enclose the site along Naomi Road, Newsome Road and Hart Street. Thus, the site currently \n retains a valuable visual relief and a wildlife habitat in this urban area. Therefore, it was \n established by the previous consent that the development of the site could accommodate \n residential without significantly compromising the intrinsic character or appearance of the wider \n area, incorporating the tree group and habitat. The current application suggests that this \n remains the intention but the details remain inadequate to determine how the site’s retained \n characteristics would be successfully incorporated within the eventual development. \n As a detailed Planning application, it is important that the impact and quantum of development \n (i.e., the housing units, outbuildings, parking court, boundary treatments and access \n arrangements) are unambiguous and demonstrably avoid erasing the visual relief and verdant \n character of the site. Consequently, the details of the integration of the significant, extant \n landscape features, as well as their future management are considered to be essential factors \n to be considered in this detailed application. These details are necessary to ensure that the \n development is based on best practice design and does not prejudice the character of its \n surroundings or lead to an inaccessible enclosed ‘island site, in accordance with the \n requirements of the NPPF and the Kirklees Local Plan. \n I would suggest that the applicants are advised that the submitted details are inadequate to \n meet the information requirements of a ‘Reserved Matters’ application and that the plan form \n needs to be reconsidered to address the following layout design issues as a minimum. \n 1. Poor arrangement of units 14.15.1,6 to the corner of Hart Street and Newsome Street. \n This is a prominent location and would merit greater design consideration to positively \n address the corner. \n 2. Poor outlook for units 19-22 as they essentially look into a service yard and rear fencing. \n 3. Unnecessary over-reliance upon on-street parking, effectively creating two parking courts \n in the body of the site which would dominate the site’s character. \n 4. Lack of detail of boundary treatments on all edges, including the Newsome Street frontage \n and the former lane/alleyway which services the properties fronting Ruth Street. \n 5. Lack of detail of the cross-site access from Naomi Road to Hart Street. It is unclear \n whether or how the parking areas and cul-de-sac ends will provide cross-site pedestrian \n access and, if not, how the edge of Naomi Street would be enclosed. \n 6. Lack of details of the cross-site accessibility from Newsome Road. It is unclear how the \n ‘public open space’ will be enclosed and its relationship with development. \n 7. The proposed on-site parking arrangements are contorted and would result in the body of \n the site effectively becoming dominated by a hard surface car-park, which would diminish \n the value and useability of the public open space. \n 8. No detail of the layout and purpose of the public open space (habitat? Play space?). No \n details of how the public open space would be designed, integrated into the development, \n managed or maintained. \n 9. There are no street trees on the roads and the proposals lack details of surface materials \n and apparent domination of hard-surfaced parking. \n I would, therefore, suggest that the application lacks the necessary detail to demonstrably \n accord with the requirements of the NPPF paragraph 127 and 130, as well as Kirklees Local \n Plan policy LP24 Design and thus should not be approved in the current form.","bbox":{"left":0.071008,"top":0.105084,"width":0.7777810000000001,"height":0.741138}}],"images_bbox":[{"left":0.329469,"top":0.042166,"width":0.293515,"height":0.064139},{"left":-0.06502,"top":0.902223,"width":1.09711,"height":0.101554}],"images_bbox_not_text_overlap":[{"left":0.329469,"top":0.042166,"width":0.293515,"height":0.064139},{"left":-0.06502,"top":0.902223,"width":1.09711,"height":0.101554}]}