Planning appeal decision
Holly Hill Inn, Holly Hill, Richmond, DL10 4RJ
Planning appeal 3298753 at Holly Hill Inn, Holly Hill, Richmond, DL10 4RJ (Richmondshire District Council *) was dismissed on 8 November 2022 by Inspector Symmons J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposed development upon highway safety.
full planning permission for change of use of part of existing external drinking area to new car park
- Authority
- Richmondshire District Council *
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Change of use
- Inspector
- Symmons J
- Postcode
- DL10 4RJ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed development upon highway safety
What decided it
The proposed access would not provide safe visibility in both directions, particularly to the east where visibility would be restricted to 45m against the required 90m, and the intensification of access use would create unacceptable risk of highway conflicts.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy CP4
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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The main issues, what decided it, the planning balance and the policies and judgments listed as cited are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro and are our summary, not the Inspector’s words; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.
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