Planning appeal decision
The Haven Guest House, Back Crofts, Rothbury, NE65 7YA
Planning appeal 3282413 at The Haven Guest House, Back Crofts, Rothbury, NE65 7YA (Northumberland County Council) was dismissed on 26 January 2022 by Inspector Scott A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on highway and pedestrian safety.
Erection of 4 no. dwelling houses (C3 use class)
- Authority
- Northumberland County Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Scott A
- Postcode
- NE65 7YA
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposal on highway and pedestrian safety
What decided it
The appellants failed to provide sufficiently site-specific evidence to demonstrate that the proposal would not lead to unacceptable conflicts between vehicles and pedestrians along the narrow access lane serving the site.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy S11 of the Alnwick District Local Development Framework Core Strategy Development Plan Document 2007
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 56
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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