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Dismissed12 December 20223303495

32 Devizes Road, Potterne, SN10 5LN

Planning appeal 3303495 at 32 Devizes Road, Potterne, SN10 5LN (Wiltshire Council) was dismissed on 12 December 2022 by Inspector White J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposed access on highway safety with particular reference to visibility at the junction with Devizes Road (A360).

creation of a new access to serve the dwelling

Authority
Wiltshire Council
Appeal type
householder · Householder (HAS)
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
other · Householder developments
Inspector
White J
Postcode
SN10 5LN

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The effect of the proposed access on highway safety with particular reference to visibility at the junction with Devizes Road (A360)

What decided it

The proposed access would provide visibility to the nearside edge of the road to the north of only 12 metres, considerably less than required by relevant guidance, creating an unacceptable risk to highway safety contrary to NPPF paragraph 111 and Wiltshire Core Strategy policies 60 and 62.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy 60Policy 62
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 111

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