Planning appeal decision
294 New Cheltenham Road, Bristol, BS15 4RD
Planning appeal 3314597 at 294 New Cheltenham Road, Bristol, BS15 4RD (South Gloucestershire Council) was dismissed on 22 June 2023 by Inspector Davies H, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposed vehicular access on the safety of pedestrians, cyclists and drivers using New Cheltenham Road and the adjacent roundabout.
Creation of vehicular access onto a classified highway
- Authority
- South Gloucestershire Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Davies H
- Postcode
- BS15 4RD
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed vehicular access on the safety of pedestrians, cyclists and drivers using New Cheltenham Road and the adjacent roundabout
What decided it
The proposed access would be located at a point where vehicles exit the roundabout and near a pedestrian crossing, and without enforceable conditions to prevent reversing, would create unacceptable risks to highway safety.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- CS1CS8PSP38PSP11
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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The main issues, what decided it, the planning balance and the policies and judgments listed as cited are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro and are our summary, not the Inspector’s words; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.
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