Planning appeal decision
17 Station Road, Tiptree, Colchester, CO5 0AZ
Planning appeal 3309973 at 17 Station Road, Tiptree, Colchester, CO5 0AZ (Colchester Borough Council) was dismissed on 23 November 2023 by Inspector Hughes L, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposed development on highway safety.
Erection of a two bed dwelling
- Authority
- Colchester Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Hughes L
- Postcode
- CO5 0AZ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed development on highway safety
What decided it
The proposal would displace 1 required parking space onto Station Road, increasing the risk to highway safety through blocked visibility and reduced free flow of traffic, conflicting with Policies DM12, DM21, DM22 and NPPF paragraph 112.
The modest benefits from 1 additional dwelling and local economic activity did not outweigh the harm to highway safety from the loss of on-site parking and increased traffic movements around the junction.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy DM12Policy DM21Policy DM22
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 112
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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