Planning appeal decision
George & Dragon, 11 High Street, Erlestoke, Devizes, SN10 5TX
Planning appeal 3322219 at George & Dragon, 11 High Street, Erlestoke, Devizes, SN10 5TX (Wiltshire Council) was dismissed on 16 November 2023 by Inspector Rose C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the development upon highway safety, with particular regard to the provision of car parking and visibility for road users.
creation of a pub garden including construction of boundary fence and means of enclosure within the site, and associated landscaping; and installation of roof vents & extraction for the new commercial kitchen
- Authority
- Wiltshire Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- leisure-sport · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Rose C
- Postcode
- SN10 5TX
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the development upon highway safety, with particular regard to the provision of car parking and visibility for road users
What decided it
The permanent loss of rear parking spaces combined with the doubling of pub capacity would create an unacceptable increase in demand for on-street parking on an already congested road, thereby harming highway safety contrary to Core Policies 60, 62 and 64 and NPPF paragraph 111.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Core Policy 60Core Policy 62Core Policy 64
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 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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