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Dismissed3 September 20213274593

Creech Paper Mill, Mill Lane, Creech St Michael, Taunton, TA3 5PX

Planning appeal 3274593 at Creech Paper Mill, Mill Lane, Creech St Michael, Taunton, TA3 5PX (Somerset West and Taunton *) was dismissed on 3 September 2021 by Inspector Castle S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effects of the proposed development on highway safety.

change of use of land to a crane hire depot, including the storage of containers on site in association with crane hire

Authority
Somerset West and Taunton *
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
employment-industrial · Change of use
Inspector
Castle S
Postcode
TA3 5PX

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • the effects of the proposed development on highway safety
  • the effects of the proposed development on the living conditions of the occupants of dwellings on Mill Lane

What decided it

The mobile cranes result in materially different and significantly larger vehicles accessing Mill Lane compared to the previous use, creating an unacceptable increased risk of conflict and accidents due to the lane's constrained dimensions, lack of pedestrian infrastructure, and substandard visibility at its junction with St Michael Road.

No balancing exercise was undertaken; the development was dismissed on the basis of unacceptable harm to highway safety that could not be outweighed by any material considerations.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy DM1Policy DM2Policy CP1Policy CSM2
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 111Paragraph 112Paragraph 185

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