Planning appeal decision
Land at Barn, West End Farm, Poole Keynes, Cirencester, GL7 6EG
Planning appeal 3319671 at Land at Barn, West End Farm, Poole Keynes, Cirencester, GL7 6EG (Cotswold District Council) was dismissed on 10 January 2024 by Inspector Moore D, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the development on highway safety.
without planning permission, the creation of a vehicular access from the Land onto a classified road and associated earth works conducted in order to facilitate the vehicular access
- Authority
- Cotswold District Council
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Moore D
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the development on highway safety
What decided it
The method of construction of the access, specifically the use of loose gravel and inadequate drainage provision, would not provide safe and suitable access for all users of the highway, and the necessary remedial conditions would be unreasonable.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy INF4
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 9
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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