Planning appeal decision
Land North of Greengates, Ovington, Prudhoe, Northumberland, NE42 6EE
Planning appeal 3343097 at Land North of Greengates, Ovington, Prudhoe, Northumberland, NE42 6EE (Northumberland County Council) was dismissed on 5 August 2024 by Inspector Lancaster K, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposed development on highway safety.
works to create a single parallel parking bay
- Authority
- Northumberland County Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Lancaster K
- Postcode
- NE42 6EE
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed development on highway safety
What decided it
The proposed parking bay would fail to provide safe and suitable access and egress, would obstruct visibility from existing access points, and would potentially block a third-party field access, resulting in unacceptable harm to highway safety contrary to Policy TRA2 and the Framework.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy TRA2
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 155Paragraph 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.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
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