®Planning appeal decision
Land South of Blackpool Road, Poulton Le Fylde
Planning appeal 3278191 at Land South of Blackpool Road, Poulton Le Fylde (Wyre Borough Council) was allowed on 29 June 2022 by Inspector McGlone A, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal development, together with traffic generated by other committed developments in Poulton-Le-Fylde, would result in an unacceptable highway safety impact at the Blackpool Road / Blackpool Old Road junction and/or a severe residual cumulative impact on the local road network, having regard to the proposed mitigation measures.
the erection of up to 330 dwellings and associated infrastructure
- Authority
- Wyre Borough Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Hearing
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- McGlone A
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal development, together with traffic generated by other committed developments in Poulton-Le-Fylde, would result in an unacceptable highway safety impact at the Blackpool Road / Blackpool Old Road junction and/or a severe residual cumulative impact on the local road network, having regard to the proposed mitigation measures
What decided it
The proposed highway mitigation package meant the development would not cause an unacceptable impact on highway safety or a severe residual cumulative impact on the local road network.
the proposal accords with the development plan as a whole, and there are no other considerations, including the Framework, that indicate a decision other than in accordance with the development plan
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy SP1Policy CDMP6Policy CDMP6(B)Policy CDMP2Policy HP9Policy HP2
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 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.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
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