Land at Unit B, Normandy Lane, Biggleswade , SG18 8QB, SG18 8QB

new vehicular access off Pegasus Drive and additional parking provision

Authority: Central Bedfordshire
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Hearing
Development: employment-industrial · Other minor developments
Inspector: Goldberg V

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the proposal would have a detrimental impact on highway safety and patterns of movement

What decided it

The inadequate forward visibility (approximately 30 metres) between the proposed access and the roundabout exit, well short of the 40 metre stopping sight distance required for a 30mph road, which was not shown to avoid a highway safety risk.

The moderate weight given to the economic, land-use and biodiversity net gain benefits of the access was outweighed by the significant weight given to the harm to highway safety, and the appeal was dismissed.

Framework references: 85

Plan policies cited: Policy T2

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