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Allowed28 August 20266009573

Pear Tree Cottage, Circular Road, Seaview, PO34 5ET

Planning appeal 6009573 at Pear Tree Cottage, Circular Road, Seaview, PO34 5ET (Isle of Wight) was allowed on 28 August 2026 by Inspector R Cahalane, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposed development on highway safety, with particular regard to users of Circular Road and High Street.

Appeal A: installation of pedestrian gateway; external alterations to west elevation. Appeal B: conversion of garage/store to form 2 dwellings including a single storey extension without compliance with conditions 4 and 6 of planning permission P/00246/04.

Authority
Isle of Wight
Appeal type
minor · Planning
Procedure
Written
Development
residential
Inspector
R Cahalane
Postcode
PO34 5ET

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • the effect of the proposed development on highway safety, with particular regard to users of Circular Road and High Street

What decided it

The replacement of the existing substandard High Street access with the proposed Circular Road gate access would provide a minor betterment to highway safety, and the residual highway safety risk would be minor, such that the overall proposal complies with the development plan and does not amount to an unacceptable impact on highway safety.

The minor betterment to highway safety from relocating the pedestrian access, combined with compliance with Policy DM17 on pedestrian accessibility and the minor extent of conflict with Policy DM2, outweighed the residual highway safety concerns and minor loss of historic fabric in the conservation area.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy DM2Policy DM17Policy TR7

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