®Planning appeal decision
Land at Unit B, Normandy Lane, Biggleswade, SG18 8QB
new vehicular access off Pegasus Drive and additional parking provision
- Authority
- Central Bedfordshire Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning
- Procedure
- Written
- Development
- employment-industrial
- Postcode
- SG18 8QB
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposal on highway safety
- whether any harm in this regard would be outweighed by the benefits of the development, including consideration of whether it would meet a need
What decided it
The proposed development would have a seriously detrimental impact on highway safety due to the proximity of the new access to existing junctions and the inadequate stopping distances available, which conflicts with Local Plan Policies T2 and HQ1 and NPPF paragraph 116, and this harm is not outweighed by the limited benefits in the absence of a clearly demonstrated need.
the potential economic, social and environmental benefits of the development were outweighed by the serious detrimental effect on highway safety and the lack of a proven need for the new access, as the existing Normandy Lane access was safe and suitable
Framework references: 115, 116
Plan policies cited: Policy T2, Policy HQ1
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