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Dismissed26 February 20253344340

Park Green Farm, Park Green Lane, Newport, PO30 5QJ

Planning appeal 3344340 at Park Green Farm, Park Green Lane, Newport, PO30 5QJ (Isle of Wight Council) was dismissed on 26 February 2025 by Inspector Butcher C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the development on highway safety.

the continued use of land as a fuel storage depot by Solent Fuels Ltd

Authority
Isle of Wight Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
utilities-energy · Minor general industry/storage/warehousing
Inspector
Butcher C
Postcode
PO30 5QJ

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The effect of the development on highway safety

What decided it

The requirement for articulated tankers to enter the oncoming lane of a 60mph road to access the site creates an unacceptable highway safety risk that outweighs the economic benefits of the development.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy DM17Policy SP7
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 116

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