Planning appeal decision
Itchen Business Park, Kent Road, Southampton, SO17 2LJ
Planning appeal 3313503 at Itchen Business Park, Kent Road, Southampton, SO17 2LJ (Southampton City Council) was allowed in part (a split decision) on 26 January 2024 by Inspector Hocking P, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the use on highway safety and neighbouring operations.
Without planning permission, the continued use of the Land for car sales in breach of condition 1 on planning permission reference 21/00101/FUL
- Authority
- Southampton City Council
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- retail · Minor retail and services
- Inspector
- Hocking P
- Postcode
- SO17 2LJ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the use on highway safety and neighbouring operations
What decided it
The absence of suitable professional highways evidence demonstrating that transporters could be manoeuvred safely and that their deliveries would not result in unacceptable impacts on highway safety for different road users.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- SPD1(i)TI2CS6CS18
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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