A FURTHER bid to build another home in the garden of a historic listed hall looks set to fail.

Plans for a one and a half storey, two bedroom house in the garden of the grade II listed Liversedge Hall in Liversedge, will be discussed by Kirklees Council planners later this week.

Officers are recommending that the scheme, similar to a bid refused last year, be turned down as it would "cause a high level of harm to the significance" of the listed building it would sit alongside.

A report by planning officers at Kirklees Council details how two houses have already been built in the garden area, and if this third home were allowed it would leave the hall with only half of the gardens it has had since remodelling in the late 19th century.

The 2019 bid, which was turned down in October, was for a four-bedroom house.

This fresh application, some four months later, has seen the integral garage removed from the plans, making the house almost 5 metres narrower - and therefore further away from the hall.

One objection and seven letters of support have been sent to the Council.

The objection centres on how the scheme would have an adverse impact upon the residential amenity of occupies of the adjacent homes.

They also question how the situation can have changed when previous applications were refused on historical grounds.

But those in support believe the new home would be far enough away from the hall to ensure that it does not spoil the heritage sitting.

It would also "allow family to remain close for essential support", supporters add.

Councillor Viv Kendrick (Lab, Heckmondwike) has written to planners requesting to speak in support of the application when it is discussed at the Heavy Woollen planning sub-committee on February 13.

Conservation officers have stated in a report: "It would cause a high level of harm to the significance of the listed building.

"It would also impact upon the historical value of the hall by further reducing the land associated with it.

"Any harm to, or loss of, the significance of a designated heritage asset, should require clear and convincing justification.

"There would be a high level of harm, by the harm would be less than substantial harm."

It adds that the proposal should be refused unless "a special case is made with regards to the applicant's personal circumstances that are considered to be exceptional, justified and outweigh the harm of the proposed development to the significance of the listed building".

The meeting begins at 1pm at Dewsbury Town Hall.