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Allowed13 January 20233299330

Land at Blythe Park , Sandon Road, Cresswell , Staffordshire

Planning appeal 3299330 at Land at Blythe Park , Sandon Road, Cresswell , Staffordshire (Staffordshire Moorlands District Council) was allowed on 13 January 2023 by Inspector Watson S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Highway safety.

outline planning application with all matters reserved (save access) for creation of up to 168 residential dwellings (Use Class C3), up to 33,480 square metres of Use Class B1, B2 and B8 floorspace, ancillary uses to include community centre and a shop (Use Class A1), together with highway works, landscaping, public realm, car parking and other associated works without complying with a condition attached to planning permission Ref SMD/2018/0789, dated 27 July 2021

Authority
Staffordshire Moorlands District Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Other minor developments
Inspector
Watson S

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Highway safety
  • The living conditions of neighbouring occupiers with regard to noise and pollution

What decided it

The proposed junction alterations would result in highway risks very similar to the approved roundabouts, with no substantive evidence demonstrating T-junctions are less safe, and traffic levels would not significantly increase beyond the extant permission.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy DC1Policy T1
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 111Paragraph 130Paragraph 57

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