Planning appeal decision
4 Barnburgh Lane, Goldthorpe, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, S63 9PG
Planning appeal 3285709 at 4 Barnburgh Lane, Goldthorpe, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, S63 9PG (Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council) was dismissed on 21 February 2022 by Inspector Symmons J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposed development upon highway safety.
to make an access for disability reasons for a car hardstanding off a busy main road
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Symmons J
- Postcode
- S63 9PG
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed development upon highway safety
What decided it
The proposal would create a complicated and hazardous arrangement with the driveway accessed at a give way junction mouth requiring manoeuvring directly within traffic and pedestrian flows, which would be unsafe for both the driveway user and other road users and pedestrians.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy T4
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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