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Allowed23 November 20233313542

Land at Os Gr 337743 132821, Back Lane, Middlezoy, Bridgwater, TA7 0NT

Planning appeal 3313542 at Land at Os Gr 337743 132821, Back Lane, Middlezoy, Bridgwater, TA7 0NT (Sedgemoor District Council *) was allowed on 23 November 2023 by Inspector Bale M, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the development on highway safety.

erection of 26 dwellings, incidental open space, drainage, landscaping and associated infrastructure

Authority
Sedgemoor District Council *
Appeal type
major · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Major dwellings
Inspector
Bale M

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The effect of the development on highway safety

What decided it

The proposed highway works to the Main Road junction, including revised markings and a passing bay, would adequately mitigate the effects of increased traffic on highway safety without requiring a Traffic Regulation Order.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy S2Policy T3aPolicy D13Policy D14Policy S5Policy D3Policy D15

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