®Planning appeal decision
1 Kingswood Close, Boldon Colliery, South Tyneside, NE35 9LG
Planning appeal 3353824 at 1 Kingswood Close, Boldon Colliery, South Tyneside, NE35 9LG (South Tyneside Council) was dismissed on 25 March 2025 by Inspector Harrison F, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on highway safety for all users on Cotswold Lane.
the erection of a single, detached use class C3 dwellinghouse across two storeys, with 3 bedrooms and the formation of vehicular access onto Cotswold Lane, car parking and garden/curtilage areas
- Authority
- South Tyneside Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Harrison F
- Postcode
- NE35 9LG
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposal on highway safety for all users on Cotswold Lane
What decided it
The unacceptable increase in potential for conflict between road users caused by the proposed access arrangements at a sensitive location on a distributor road, which would prejudice highway safety and conflict with Policy DM1.
The significant harm to highway safety was given substantial weight and outweighed the moderate social benefits of delivering a well-designed home in an accessible location and the modest economic benefits from construction, resulting in adverse impacts that significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits when assessed against the Framework taken as a whole.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy DM1 of the South Tyneside Local Development Framework Development Management Policies (2011)
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 116
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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