Planning appeal decision
Rails End, Back Lane, Ashton Under Hill, WR11 7RG
Planning appeal 3291507 at Rails End, Back Lane, Ashton Under Hill, WR11 7RG (Wychavon District Council) was allowed on 14 June 2022 by Inspector Davies H, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposed development on highway safety.
change of use of existing hardstanding area for the storage of caravans
- Authority
- Wychavon District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- caravan-gypsy · Change of use
- Inspector
- Davies H
- Postcode
- WR11 7RG
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed development on highway safety
What decided it
The established pattern of regular caravan access over several years without any recorded incidents, combined with the modest number of additional vehicle movements the storage use would generate, demonstrated that highway safety would not be unacceptably harmed.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- SWDP4SWDP21
- 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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