Planning appeal decision
Land Adjacent Pear Tree Cottage, Circular Road, Seaview, PO34 5ET
Planning appeal 3294647 at Land Adjacent Pear Tree Cottage, Circular Road, Seaview, PO34 5ET (Isle of Wight Council) was dismissed on 22 September 2022 by Inspector Glassar S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposed development on the safety of users of the highway.
the installation of pedestrian doorway to provide access to approved development
- Authority
- Isle of Wight Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Glassar S
- Postcode
- PO34 5ET
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposed development on the safety of users of the highway
- the effect of the proposed development on the character or appearance of the Seaview Conservation Area
What decided it
The proposed doorway would have an unacceptable effect on highway safety by creating conflict between pedestrians using the entrance and road users on Circular Road, conflicting with Policy DM2 of the Isle of Wight Core Strategy 2012.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy DM2Policy DM11
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 199
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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