Planning appeal decision
106 Park Road, Silverdale, Newcastle-under-lyme, Staffordshire , ST5 6LP
Planning appeal 3275016 at 106 Park Road, Silverdale, Newcastle-under-lyme, Staffordshire , ST5 6LP (Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council) was allowed on 22 November 2021 by Inspector Hitchcock R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the development on highway safety.
the erection of 3 detached, 2 bedroom bungalows, with associated parking on land at 106 Park Road, Silverdale. Plots 1 and 2 are to be aimed at first time buyers or the elderly, whilst plot 3 would be used solely for the applicant's disabled parents and as such would have disabled provision
- Authority
- Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Hitchcock R
- Postcode
- ST5 6LP
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the development on highway safety
What decided it
The Inspector's site observations that vehicles approaching the tight bend were travelling well below the speed limit and that adequate visibility splays could be secured through removal of existing fencing, combined with the absence of recorded accidents in the vicinity, demonstrated that the development would not cause elevated highway safety concerns.
What the Inspector cited
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 56
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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