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Dismissed9 February 20233299884

Towneley Road, Longridge, Lancashire, PR3 3EA

Planning appeal 3299884 at Towneley Road, Longridge, Lancashire, PR3 3EA (Ribble Valley Borough Council) was dismissed on 9 February 2023 by Inspector Francis M, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: highway safety, with particular regard to disabled parking and loading.

Residential development of 13 apartments following demolition of the social club

Authority
Ribble Valley Borough Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Francis M
Postcode
PR3 3EA

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • highway safety, with particular regard to disabled parking and loading

What decided it

The inability to provide disabled parking and service vehicle loading facilities would harm highway safety by increasing parking stress and congestion on an already constrained residential street.

the benefits of housing provision, removal of an unsightly building, and economic benefits did not outweigh the harm to highway safety from inadequate disabled parking and service vehicle loading provision

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy DMG1
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 13Paragraph 199

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