®Planning appeal decision
Granary Cottage, Blackboys, TN22 5LR
the construction of a new 2-bed dwelling
- Authority
- Wealden District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Davies G
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the development on highway safety
What decided it
The restricted visibility splays from the existing access, which would give rise to an unacceptably adverse impact on highway safety, significantly and demonstrably outweighed the benefit of providing an additional dwelling.
The harm caused to highway safety significantly and demonstrably outweighed the benefit of providing an additional dwelling, applying the tilted balance under paragraph 11d) of the Framework
Framework references: 11, 111
Plan policies cited: Policy TR3 of the Wealden Local Plan 1998, Policy SPO7 of the Wealden District Core Strategy Local Plan 2013, Policy WCS6 of the Wealden District Core Strategy Local Plan 2013, Policy WCS14 of the Wealden District Core Strategy Local Plan 2013
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