Planning appeal decision
Lindrick Nursery, Worksop Road, Lindrick Dale, S81 8AE
Planning appeal 3341169 at Lindrick Nursery, Worksop Road, Lindrick Dale, S81 8AE (Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council) was allowed on 10 September 2024 by Inspector Smith J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the development on highway safety.
the widening of existing access/access track, partial relocation of access track away from eastern boundary, formation of additional access tracks within the site, erection of building to house borehole equipment and erection of water tank
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- agricultural · Major general industry/storage/warehousing
- Inspector
- Smith J
- Postcode
- S81 8AE
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the development on highway safety
What decided it
The large visibility splays from the site entrance, combined with the single carriageway nature of the A57 and the large run-off area into the site, allow vehicles to enter and exit safely without causing unacceptable impact on highway safety despite increased vehicle movements from the nursery business.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy CS14
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11
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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