Planning appeal decision
32 Bournemouth Park Road, Southend-on-Sea, SS2 5LN
Planning appeal 3284324 at 32 Bournemouth Park Road, Southend-on-Sea, SS2 5LN (Southend-on-Sea City Council) was dismissed on 31 January 2022 by Inspector Cheesley J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on highway safety and the free flow of traffic in the local highway network.
to lower the section of kerb directly in front of the house and driveway
- Authority
- Southend-on-Sea City Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Cheesley J
- Postcode
- SS2 5LN
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposal on highway safety and the free flow of traffic in the local highway network
What decided it
The proposed crossover width does not comply with vehicle crossing guidance and would require larger vehicles to make multiple manoeuvres, creating an unacceptable adverse effect on highway safety and the free flow of traffic.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- DM3DM15CP3
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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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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