Land West of 32 West Winch Road, West Winch, Kings Lynn, NORFOLK, PE33 0ND

the erection of a cottage and garage on a former brown field site

Authority: King's Lynn and West Norfolk Borough Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Ellis D

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

The effect of the proposal on highway safety

What decided it

The intensification of use of the shared vehicular access would increase potential conflicts between vehicles and pose an unacceptable threat to highway safety on the A10, which cannot be outweighed by the modest benefits of the proposal.

Framework references: 115, 116

Plan policies cited: LP Policy E2.2, LP Policy LP13, LP Policy LP21, LP Policy LP18

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