Planning appeal decision
1 Recreation Road, Poole, BH12 2EA
Planning appeal 3281659 at 1 Recreation Road, Poole, BH12 2EA (Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole) was dismissed on 7 February 2022 by Inspector Dudley G, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect on highway safety.
to the front of the dwelling (a) the erection of a brick pillars, wall and timber panel combination adjacent to a highway exceeding a height of 1 metre and (b) the erection of a boundary fence between Nos 1 and 3, Recreation Road exceeding a height of 1 metre where it meets a highway
- Authority
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Dudley G
- Postcode
- BH12 2EA
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect on highway safety
What decided it
The structures create significantly reduced visibility at the property access, compromising highway safety for pedestrians and cyclists in breach of development plan policies requiring safe access.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy PP27Policy PP35
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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