Planning appeal decision
25 Hayling Road, Watford, WD19 7BN
Planning appeal 3283180 at 25 Hayling Road, Watford, WD19 7BN (Three Rivers District Council) was dismissed on 30 December 2021 by Inspector McAndrew R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect on highway safety.
the installation of a dropped kerb to create a new vehicle cross over with hardstanding to the frontage to facilitate on-site parking
- Authority
- Three Rivers District Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Householder developments
- Inspector
- McAndrew R
- Postcode
- WD19 7BN
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect on highway safety
What decided it
The severely limited visibility from vehicles exiting the site onto a busy classified road would constitute an unacceptable hazard to highway safety that could not be outweighed by parking or sustainability benefits.
The net gain of one parking space and sustainability benefits of electric vehicle charging were outweighed by the significant harm to highway safety.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy CP10
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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The main issues, what decided it, the planning balance and the policies and judgments listed as cited are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro and are our summary, not the Inspector’s words; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.
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