®Planning appeal decision
16, 18, 20 and 22 Marlow Hill, High Wycombe, HP11 1QL
Planning appeal 3287603 at 16, 18, 20 and 22 Marlow Hill, High Wycombe, HP11 1QL (Buckinghamshire Council - Wycombe Area *) was allowed on 9 March 2023 by Inspector Brownless E, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposed development upon highway safety and the efficiency of movements of vehicles and pedestrians within the site and the surrounding highway network.
the demolition of the existing buildings and the construction of an 82 bedroom care home (Use Class C2) with associated access, parking, landscaping and site infrastructure
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- community-institutional · Other Major Developments
- Inspector
- Brownless E
- Postcode
- HP11 1QL
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed development upon highway safety and the efficiency of movements of vehicles and pedestrians within the site and the surrounding highway network
- Whether the location of the proposed development would be acceptable having regard to travel by sustainable transport modes as well as access to everyday services and facilities
- Whether the proposed development would provide adequate living conditions for future occupiers of the appeal scheme with regards to amenity space, outlook, noise and air quality
What decided it
The proposed new purpose-built access junction, constructed to current highway standards with adequate visibility splays and allowing vehicles to enter in forward gear, would significantly improve highway safety compared to the existing steep, narrow driveways despite the increase in vehicular movements.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy DM33Policy CP9Policy DM23Policy DM35
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 57
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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