®Planning appeal decision
Land adjacent to 54 Rock Hill, Bromsgrove, B61 7LP
erection of 6 x 1 bedroom flats, undercroft parking, cycle and bin stores and other associated works
- Authority
- Bromsgrove District Council
- Appeal type
- Planning
- Procedure
- Written
- Development
- residential
- Postcode
- B61 7LP
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposed development on highway safety and the free flow of traffic on the highway, including in regard to driver and pedestrian visibility, vehicular tracking, parking and trip generation
- whether the proposed development would provide acceptable living conditions for future occupiers of units 1, 2, 4 and 6, in particular regard to privacy (unit 1) and outlook (units 1, 2, 4 and 6)
- the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
What decided it
The adverse impacts of unacceptable highway safety harm, poor living conditions for certain units, and harmful character and appearance effects significantly and demonstrably outweigh the moderate benefits of housing supply contribution and economic/social benefits, such that the presumption in favour of sustainable development does not apply.
The moderate weight given to housing land supply contribution and economic/social benefits was significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the significant weight given to the conflicts with development plan policies on highway safety, living conditions and character and appearance, and the Framework's requirements for good design and highway safety.
Framework references: 11
Plan policies cited: Policy BDP16, Policy BDP1, Policy BDP19
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.