Planning appeal decision
179 Tangier Road, Portsmouth, PO3 6PG
Planning appeal 3302538 at 179 Tangier Road, Portsmouth, PO3 6PG (Portsmouth City Council) was allowed on 30 January 2023 by Inspector Jackson R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect on highway safety.
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- Authority
- Portsmouth City Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Jackson R
- Postcode
- PO3 6PG
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect on highway safety
What decided it
The proposal would not increase the risk to highway safety to an unacceptable extent as required by paragraph 111 of the NPPF, given the low speeds, existing similar accesses with no reported accidents, and the awareness of drivers and pedestrians in the area.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy PCS17Policy DC26Policy PCS23
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 219Paragraph 110Paragraph 111Paragraph 112Paragraph 113
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.
See how each was appliedThe decision 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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