Planning appeal decision
First Cottage, Park Lane, Lambley, Nottingham, NG4 4PY
Planning appeal 3329304 at First Cottage, Park Lane, Lambley, Nottingham, NG4 4PY (Gedling Borough Council) was dismissed on 24 May 2024 by Inspector Pearce S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposed development on highway safety.
a “full planning application for the conversion of permanent stable block with small scale extensions to create 1 no. dwelling
- Authority
- Gedling Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Pearce S
- Postcode
- NG4 4PY
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed development on highway safety
What decided it
The severe shortfall in the required visibility splay at the private drive junction with Park Lane, in combination with the narrow width of the private drive, means the proposed development would not provide safe and suitable access to the site and would result in an unacceptable impact on highway safety.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy LPD61
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 114Paragraph 115
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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