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Allowed17 May 20223291248

253 Hanley Road, Stoke-on-Trent, ST1 6DD

Planning appeal 3291248 at 253 Hanley Road, Stoke-on-Trent, ST1 6DD (Stoke-on-Trent City Council) was allowed on 17 May 2022 by Inspector Allan J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on highway safety.

‘On the boundary of the property facing onto Hanley Road we would like to remove part of the front hedge to make an entrance for a car. Then create a drive on the front garden and dropping the kerb onto the pavement. The drive will take up most of the front garden allowing space to turn vehicle around. The drive will be made from concrete which will drain into the boundary hedges and bushes. We will also add trench drainage at the house for added protection which will drain into the current down pipe drainage’

Authority
Stoke-on-Trent City Council
Appeal type
householder · Householder (HAS)
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
other · Householder developments
Inspector
Allan J
Postcode
ST1 6DD

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The effect of the proposal on highway safety

What decided it

The proposed access would merely replicate existing multiple comparable arrangements already present along Hanley Road, with no evidence that such arrangements create hazards, and therefore would not result in harm to highway safety.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy CSP1 – Design Quality

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