Approval in principle for the erection of block of ten apartments with associated basement parking facilities to replace existing dwelling

Refusal Reasons

• ✗The indicative drawings illustrate a considerable over-development of the site which would result in a large building, close to the road and to the side boundaries, and covering much of the site; the development would thus be out of keeping with the surrounding area which is characterised by individual dwellings standing in their own green space; and in there being inadequate pleasant external space for the residents of the proposed flats.
• ✗Having regard to the status of Tromode Road as a Local Distributor, and to the significant increase in use of the access from the site on to that road, there should be visibility splays of 2.0m x 90m; from the submitted plans, it appears that it would not be possible to provide such splays without relying on land outside of the site.