®Planning appeal decision
Land off Horner Avenue, Fradley, Lichfield, Staffordshire, WS13 8TR
full planning application for a residential development with associated works and public open space, and access from Horner Avenue and Ward Close
- Authority
- Lichfield District Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Hearing
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Aqbal M
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would affect highway safety with regard to: providing an acceptable access and layout for the proposed development; providing an acceptable means of access for construction traffic; and the effects of the proposal on the Wood End Lane/A38 junction
- Whether the proposal would provide appropriate, inclusive and useable public open space
- Whether the proposal makes suitable provision for affordable housing, infrastructure and other facilities which are necessary to make the development acceptable in planning terms
What decided it
The unacceptable impact of the proposed site access and construction traffic arrangements on highway safety, combined with the poor quality of the proposed public open space, outweighed the benefits of the scheme.
The significant social, economic and environmental benefits of the scheme, including housing and affordable housing delivery, were not outweighed by the highway safety harm and the lack of quality public open space, so the balance tipped against the proposal and it was found not to accord with the development plan as a whole.
Plan policies cited: Policy Frad1, Policy Frad4, Core Policy 3, Policy F1, Policy FRANP1, Policy FRANP13, Policy ST1, Policy ST2, Core Policy 5, Core Policy 1, Policy HSC1, Policy BE1, Policy H2, Core Policy 4, Policy IP1, Core Policy 2
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.