Planning appeal decision
Land at Old Mill Lane, Barnsley, South Yorkshire , S71 1PJ
Planning appeal 3320901 at Land at Old Mill Lane, Barnsley, South Yorkshire , S71 1PJ (Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council) was dismissed on 24 October 2023 by Inspector Wilkinson F, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effects of the proposal on the safe and efficient movement of vehicles and pedestrians at the site and on the surrounding highway network.
change of use of land to form surface car park and associated traffic light controlled junction
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Minor retail and services
- Inspector
- Wilkinson F
- Postcode
- S71 1PJ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effects of the proposal on the safe and efficient movement of vehicles and pedestrians at the site and on the surrounding highway network
- Whether the proposal makes appropriate provision for sustainable transport modes
What decided it
The proposal failed to demonstrate that a safe access could be designed at the site entrance between the railway bridge abutments on a busy classified route, which goes to the heart of the proposal's acceptability and cannot be left to condition.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy T3Policy T4
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 110Paragraph 111
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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