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Allowed3 September 20253362953

Land Adjacent to, 175 Vardon Road, Stevenage, Hertfordshire, SG1 5PY

Planning appeal 3362953 at Land Adjacent to, 175 Vardon Road, Stevenage, Hertfordshire, SG1 5PY (Stevenage Borough Council) was allowed on 3 September 2025 by Inspector Simms S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would have an unacceptable impact on highway safety.

to construct a pair of semi-detached two storey 2-bedroom dwellings

Authority
Stevenage Borough Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Simms S
Postcode
SG1 5PY

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the proposal would have an unacceptable impact on highway safety

What decided it

The delivery of housing benefits in a sustainable location, assessed under the tilted balance triggered by insufficient housing delivery, outweighed the conflicts with parking and open space policies.

The significant benefits of providing two dwellings in a sustainable location and contributing to housing supply outweighed the modest conflict with open space policy and moderate conflict with parking standards, assessed under the tilted balance.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy IT4Policy IT5Policy NH6
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 7

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