Planning appeal decision
25 Gibbon Road, Kingston Upon Thames, Surrey, KT2 6AD
Planning appeal 3317109 at 25 Gibbon Road, Kingston Upon Thames, Surrey, KT2 6AD (Royal Borough of Kingston Upon Thames) was dismissed on 19 July 2023 by Inspector Unwin N, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on highway safety.
for a dropped kerb to form new vehicle crossover to hardstanding
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Unwin N
- Postcode
- KT2 6AD
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposal on highway safety
What decided it
The proposed parking space would be too shallow to accommodate an average modern vehicle without it overhanging onto the public footway, creating an unacceptable highway safety risk by forcing pedestrians into the path of oncoming vehicles.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy DM9Policy DM10
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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