Planning appeal decision
37 High Street, Dawlish, Devon, EX7 9HF
Planning appeal 3334792 at 37 High Street, Dawlish, Devon, EX7 9HF (Teignbridge District Council) was dismissed on 25 September 2024 by Inspector Walker K, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether condition 13 is reasonable and necessary in the interests of highway safety.
demolition of Kingdom Hall and shed and construction of six houses without complying with a condition attached to planning permission Ref 18/00395/FUL, dated 28 November 2018
- Authority
- Teignbridge District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Walker K
- Postcode
- EX7 9HF
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether condition 13 is reasonable and necessary in the interests of highway safety
What decided it
The obstruction of the turning head by a parked vehicle would force vehicles to reverse onto the public highway with restricted visibility, creating an unacceptable risk to highway safety that cannot be adequately controlled through planning conditions or civil agreements between landowners.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy S1Policy S2Policy S9
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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