Planning appeal decision
37 Haycock Road, Hednesford, Cannock, WS12 4FZ
Planning appeal 3313091 at 37 Haycock Road, Hednesford, Cannock, WS12 4FZ (Cannock Chase District Council) was allowed on 4 May 2023 by Inspector Gunn J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The adequacy of on-site parking arrangements and the effect of the proposed development on highway safety.
the conversion of existing garage to playroom and utility room
- Authority
- Cannock Chase District Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Gunn J
- Postcode
- WS12 4FZ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The adequacy of on-site parking arrangements and the effect of the proposed development on highway safety
What decided it
The absence of substantive evidence demonstrating harm to highway safety, combined with the flexibility inherent in the Council's parking standards which are expressed as a maximum, and the material planning benefit of providing additional living space.
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