Planning appeal decision
Land Rear of 12 Dukes Ride , Crowthorne, RG45 6LT
Planning appeal 3274877 at Land Rear of 12 Dukes Ride , Crowthorne, RG45 6LT (Bracknell Forest Borough Council) was dismissed on 28 January 2022 by Inspector Pipkin R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposed development on highway safety.
erection of two-storey building comprising two 2 bedroomed flats with rear garden and service access via Dukes Ride Crowthorne
- Authority
- Bracknell Forest Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Pipkin R
- Postcode
- RG45 6LT
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed development on highway safety
What decided it
The proposed development would result in inadequate parking provision, insufficient on-site manoeuvring space, intensification of a substandard access requiring vehicles to wait in zebra crossing zigzags or reverse, and undemonstrated emergency vehicle access, all of which would significantly increase the risk of conflict between road users and harm highway safety.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy M9 of the Bracknell Forest Borough Local Plan 2002Policy CS23 of the Core Strategy Development Plan Document 2008
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
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