Planning appeal decision
Former Pig Farm Ayston Road, Ridlington, Rutland, LE15 9NN
Planning appeal 3284013 at Former Pig Farm Ayston Road, Ridlington, Rutland, LE15 9NN (Rutland County Council) was dismissed on 21 March 2022 by Inspector Owen A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the conditions are reasonable and necessary in the interests of highway safety.
Conversion of agricultural building to dwellinghouse
- Authority
- Rutland County Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Owen A
- Postcode
- LE15 9NN
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the conditions are reasonable and necessary in the interests of highway safety
What decided it
The existing western access has substandard visibility splays that cannot be achieved due to hedgerow obstruction, creating an unacceptable risk to highway safety, and a safe permitted alternative access is available.
What the Inspector cited
- 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.
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