Planning appeal decision
26 Winchester Road, Southampton, SO16 6UL
Planning appeal 3285407 at 26 Winchester Road, Southampton, SO16 6UL (Southampton City Council) was dismissed on 14 January 2022 by Inspector Redford R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposed development on the safety of pedestrians and other road users.
To install a dropped curb outside the driveway of the property to make entering and exiting the driveway safer for other road users and pedestrians
- Authority
- Southampton City Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Redford R
- Postcode
- SO16 6UL
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed development on the safety of pedestrians and other road users.
What decided it
The proposed dropped curb would result in harm to pedestrian and road user safety due to the site's location on a busy classified road with complex traffic movements, and the inability to manoeuvre vehicles without potentially crossing onto the footway.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Saved Policy TI2 of the City of Southampton Local Plan Review (Amended March 2015)
- 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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