®Planning appeal decision
113 High Street, Dodworth, Barnsley, South Yorkshire, S75 3RQ
Planning appeal 3361966 at 113 High Street, Dodworth, Barnsley, South Yorkshire, S75 3RQ (Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council) was dismissed on 22 July 2025 by Inspector Mayes C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on highway safety.
extension of an existing dropped kerb and the conversion of a front garden into a gated driveway
- Appeal type
- householder · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Mayes C
- Postcode
- S75 3RQ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposal on highway safety
What decided it
The proposed driveway would require vehicles to manoeuvre slowly onto and off the highway at a location with constrained visibility due to the road bend and downhill gradient, creating unacceptable risk of conflict with oncoming traffic and substantially compromising highway safety.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy T4
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 115Paragraph 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.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
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