Planning appeal decision
Ye Olde Village Inn, 61 High Street, Bembridge, PO35 5SF
Planning appeal 3309348 at Ye Olde Village Inn, 61 High Street, Bembridge, PO35 5SF (Isle of Wight Council) was allowed on 14 July 2023 by Inspector Cramond D, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on the safety of highway users.
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- Authority
- Isle of Wight Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- utilities-energy · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Cramond D
- Postcode
- PO35 5SF
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposal on the safety of highway users
- The visual appearance of the host property
What decided it
The practical assessment that pedestrians would not ordinarily walk along this narrow, cluttered frontage and that any who did would not face an appreciable trip hazard from the cable protection, combined with the visual benignity of the scheme within its busy conservation area context.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy DM2Policy SP6
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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