®Planning appeal decision
Land off Lowfield Road, Bolton Upon Dearne, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, S63 8JF
Planning appeal 3315741 at Land off Lowfield Road, Bolton Upon Dearne, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, S63 8JF (Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council) was dismissed on 13 September 2023 by Inspector Maund E, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposed development on highway safety with particular regard to the road bridge on Lowfield Road and at the junction of Angel Street and Station Road.
The erection of 97 houses with garages and/or parking spaces, together with the provision of open space and associated roads and sewers
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Maund E
- Postcode
- S63 8JF
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed development on highway safety with particular regard to the road bridge on Lowfield Road and at the junction of Angel Street and Station Road
What decided it
The proposed development would increase traffic and pedestrian flows across the road bridge without providing the traffic signals required by Policy HS42 and without addressing the identified visibility and footway safety shortcomings, thereby creating unsafe conditions contrary to policy and the NPPF.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy HS42Policy T4
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 111Paragraph 110
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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