Planning appeal decision
4 Lakeside Drive, Plymouth, PL5 2QH
Planning appeal 3311037 at 4 Lakeside Drive, Plymouth, PL5 2QH (Plymouth City Council) was dismissed on 13 April 2023 by Inspector Rose C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on highway safety.
Adaptation of driveway and front garden to enable a vehicle to enter and exit in a forward gear
- Authority
- Plymouth City Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Rose C
- Postcode
- PL5 2QH
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposal on highway safety
What decided it
The proposal would result in inadequate space for vehicles to turn within the site and would create an increased risk of conflict with other road users due to its proximity to a junction on a busy, curved class C highway, thereby harming highway safety contrary to Policy DEV29 and NPPF paragraph 111.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy DEV29 of the Plymouth and South West Devon Joint Local Plan 2014-2034, March 2019
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 111
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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