Planning appeal decision
113 Hart Road, Thundersley, Benfleet, Essex, SS7 3QP
Planning appeal 3306831 at 113 Hart Road, Thundersley, Benfleet, Essex, SS7 3QP (Castle Point Borough Council) was dismissed on 28 March 2023 by Inspector Lock H, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on highway safety and functioning.
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- Authority
- Castle Point Borough Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Lock H
- Postcode
- SS7 3QP
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposal on highway safety and functioning
What decided it
The introduction of an additional secondary access point on a busy Secondary Distributor road would create an unnecessary point of potential conflict and obstruct the footway, thereby detracting from highway safety and functioning in conflict with Policy T2.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy T2Policy EC2RDG12 of the SPD
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 110
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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