Planning appeal decision
40, Station Road, St Helens, Isle of Wight, PO33 1YF
Planning appeal 3288696 at 40, Station Road, St Helens, Isle of Wight, PO33 1YF (Isle of Wight Council) was dismissed on 18 March 2022 by Inspector Evans M, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect on highway safety.
the demolition of a wall and the creation of new off street parking and associated vehicular access
- Authority
- Isle of Wight Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Evans M
- Postcode
- PO33 1YF
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect on highway safety
What decided it
The absence of a turning space within the site would require vehicles to reverse onto or off Station Road, creating an inherently unsafe movement in a relatively sensitive and hazardous location.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy DM2
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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