52 Birkby Lodge Road, Birkby. Erection of single storey front and side extensions

Application 2023/92057 (click on application number to go to full application on Kirklees planning website)

52 Birkby Lodge Road, Birkby. Erection of single storey front and side extensions with front and rear dormer within a conservation area. 

Comments made on behalf of Huddersfield Civic Society:
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Huddersfield Civic Society notes the applicant proposes sizeable side and rear extensions  However, the ground plan shows the building to be well set back from the road. We think it may look odd from the little community wildlife space behind but it doesn’t affect the setting of the nearby listed Birkby Lodge mansion.

We don’t object in planning terms, although we would have concerns if the property is going to be used for short term rental as there are quite a lot of existing objections to how Birkby Lodge is being used at the moment and noting that there are a number of other residential properties close by.