Planning appeal decision
2 Redcar Close, Oldham, OL1 4TG
Planning appeal 3332558 at 2 Redcar Close, Oldham, OL1 4TG (Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council) was dismissed on 26 January 2024 by Inspector Pipe C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect the proposed development would have on highway safety.
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- Authority
- Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Pipe C
- Postcode
- OL1 4TG
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect the proposed development would have on highway safety
What decided it
The proposed development would require multiple vehicle manoeuvres that would encroach onto the footpath, compromising pedestrian safety, with no substantive evidence provided to demonstrate safe manoeuvrability.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy 5Policy 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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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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