Planning appeal decision
1 Orchard Lea, Westwood Road, Southfleet, Gravesend, DA13 9LT
Planning appeal 3294551 at 1 Orchard Lea, Westwood Road, Southfleet, Gravesend, DA13 9LT (Dartford Borough Council) was allowed on 6 September 2022 by Inspector Hall C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the development on highway safety.
Formation of a vehicular access on to the B262 and provision of two off-street car parking spaces in the front garden
- Authority
- Dartford Borough Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Hall C
- Postcode
- DA13 9LT
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the development on highway safety
What decided it
The on-site turning facility allowing vehicles to enter and exit in forward gear, combined with the observed local highway conditions and presence of other nearby crossovers, meant the shortfall in visibility splays would not be sufficiently harmful to warrant refusal.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy DP4Policy DP7
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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