Planning appeal decision
136 Frindsbury Road, Strood, Rochester, Kent, ME2 4JG
Planning appeal 3290134 at 136 Frindsbury Road, Strood, Rochester, Kent, ME2 4JG (Medway Council) was dismissed on 25 July 2022 by Inspector Evans L, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on highway safety.
dropping the kerb to allow access for a car to be parked off the road; the land at the moment is garden to the side of the house
- Authority
- Medway Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Evans L
- Postcode
- ME2 4JG
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposal on highway safety
What decided it
The requirement to reverse vehicles in or out of the parking space onto a busy main road with limited visibility to the south-west would unacceptably increase highway dangers and inconvenience to the free flow of traffic.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy T1Policy T2
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 110Paragraph 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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