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Old Bexley Equestrian Training Centre, Stable Lane, Bexley, Kent, DA5 2AW
Planning appeal 3277584 at Old Bexley Equestrian Training Centre, Stable Lane, Bexley, Kent, DA5 2AW (London Borough of Bexley) was dismissed on 19 January 2022 by Inspector Grierson E, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the development on highway safety.
the retention of vehicular access
- Authority
- London Borough of Bexley
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- agricultural · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Grierson E
- Postcode
- DA5 2AW
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the development on highway safety
What decided it
The access fails to achieve the required visibility splays and would result in vehicles overhanging the highway, creating unacceptable harm to highway safety in conflict with the development plan.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy CS15 of the Bexley Core Strategy (2012)Policy G18 of the Bexley Council Unitary Development Plan (2004)Appendix A of the Design and Development Control Guidelines (2004)
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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