®Planning appeal decision
16, 18, 20 and 22 Marlow Hill, HIGH WYCOMBE, HP11 1QL
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
- Authority
- Buckinghamshire Council - Wycombe Area *
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- community-institutional · Other Major Developments
- Inspector
- Brownless E
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.
Framework references: 11, 57
Plan policies cited: Policy DM33, Policy CP9, Policy DM23, Policy DM35
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.