Ossett luxury bed firm ordered to tear down factory extension
Wakefield Council rejected a retrospective planning application by Sleep Factory to expand its premises in Ossett in November 2024.
Last updated 25th Mar 2026
A luxury bed firm has been ordered to demolish an extension to its factory after a losing an appeal.
Wakefield Council rejected a retrospective planning application by Sleep Factory to expand its premises in Ossett in November 2024.
Nine residents living near to the business on St Oswalds Place objected to the new building with concerns about HGVs deliveries creating a traffic hazard.
At the time, council planning officers refused the scheme on the grounds of highways safety.
The business owner then appealed to the Planning Inspectorate against the decision and a council enforcement notice ordering demolition of the structure.
Both appeals were dismissed following after an inspector visited the site earlier this month.
The inspector said there was a “lack of manoeuring space” for large vehicles to exit the area.
A report said: “The representations of neighbouring occupiers attest to the problems with HGVs reversing out of the site.
“Such manoeuvres are potentially hazardous due to the nature of St Oswald’s Place.
“Given the site constraints, I am not convinced that there are any conditions that could overcome the identified harm.”
The Sleep Factory first drew complaints during a planning row in 2018, when residents complained about activity at the site keeping them awake at night.
The firm said at the time that it needed an extension because it was running out of space.
On that occasion, the council’s planning committee voted in favour of the firm’s application to extend the premises by 255 sq m.
But, according to an officer’s report, the total measured floorspace on plans submitted to the council showed it had actually been extended by 285 sq m.