Planning appeal decision
Sugar Loaf, Pirton Lane, Churchdown, Gloucestershire, GL3 2QE
Planning appeal 3276215 at Sugar Loaf, Pirton Lane, Churchdown, Gloucestershire, GL3 2QE (Tewkesbury Borough Council) was dismissed on 13 December 2021 by Inspector Law T, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposed development on highway safety.
Technical Details Consent for a single self-build dwelling following previous grant of permission in principle 19/01156/PIP
- Authority
- Tewkesbury Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Law T
- Postcode
- GL3 2QQ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed development on highway safety
What decided it
The significant harm to highway safety from increased use of a substandard access with inadequate visibility substantially and demonstrably outweighed the modest benefits of housing delivery and local economic support.
The significant harm to highway safety substantially and demonstrably outweighed the limited short-term employment benefits, modest contribution to housing supply, and support to local community vitality.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy INF 1 of the Gloucester, Cheltenham and Tewkesbury Joint Core Strategy 2017
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 110Paragraph 111
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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