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Allowed23 December 20213281137

33 Bearton Road, Hitchin, SG5 1UE

Planning appeal 3281137 at 33 Bearton Road, Hitchin, SG5 1UE (North Hertfordshire District Council) was allowed on 23 December 2021 by Inspector Griffiths S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would result in harm to the safe operation of the public highway.

installation of vehicular crossover

Authority
North Hertfordshire District Council
Appeal type
householder · Householder (HAS)
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
other · Householder developments
Inspector
Griffiths S
Postcode
SG5 1UE

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the proposal would result in harm to the safe operation of the public highway

What decided it

The addition of a crossover would not materially harm highway safety, particularly given the number of similar crossovers already in use along Bearton Road.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy 5 (Development Management) of the Local Transport Plan 4 (2018)Policy T2 (Parking) of the North Hertfordshire Proposed Submission Local Plan 2011-2031 (2018), as amended by Main Modifications
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 9

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