Planning appeal decision
9 Old Forge Road, Loudwater, Buckinghamshire, HP10 9TP
Planning appeal 3346140 at 9 Old Forge Road, Loudwater, Buckinghamshire, HP10 9TP (Buckinghamshire Council - Wycombe Area *) was allowed on 1 November 2024 by Inspector Evans L, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on on-street parking and on pedestrian and highway safety.
extension of existing dropped kerb along the length of the pavement, by 4.6m
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Evans L
- Postcode
- HP10 9TP
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposal on on-street parking and on pedestrian and highway safety
What decided it
The absence of evidence demonstrating that the dropped kerb extension would materially impact on-street parking availability or result in danger to highway or pedestrian safety.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy DM33 of the Wycombe District Local Plan (adopted August 2019)Buckinghamshire Council Countywide Parking Guidance Policy (adopted September 2015)Buckinghamshire Council Local Transport Plan 4 (adopted April 2016)Buckinghamshire Council Highways Development Management Guidance document (adopted July 2018)
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 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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