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Dismissed22 September 20223294986

350 Blackfen Road, Sidcup, DA15 9NY

Planning appeal 3294986 at 350 Blackfen Road, Sidcup, DA15 9NY (London Borough of Bexley) was dismissed on 22 September 2022 by Inspector Couper C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposed development on the safety and convenience of highway users.

‘for drop kerbs and a vehicle cross over to footpath for a new driveway’

Authority
London Borough of Bexley
Appeal type
householder · Householder (HAS)
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
other · Householder developments
Inspector
Couper C
Postcode
DA15 9NY

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The effect of the proposed development on the safety and convenience of highway users

What decided it

The lack of sufficient space within the site to turn a car around would require drivers to perform unsafe reversing manoeuvres across the carriageway and pavement with restricted visibility on a busy London Distributor Road, causing unacceptable harm to highway safety.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy G18Policy CS15
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 111

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