LAND WEST OF GARDNERS FARM, PRATTS LANE, STEEP MARSH, GU32 2BJ

change of use of agricultural barn (poultry shed) to B8 Storage and Distribution use

Authority: South Downs National Park
Appeal type: Planning
Procedure: Written
Development: employment-industrial
Postcode: GU32 2BJ

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether prior approval is required for transport and highway impacts of the development under Article 3(1) and Schedule 2, Part 3, Class R of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended)

What decided it

The appellant failed to provide substantive evidence through consistent and comparable traffic data and a speed survey to demonstrate that the proposed B8 use would not result in an unacceptable impact on highway safety given the substandard visibility splays at the access onto a 60 mph road.

Framework references: 116

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