Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council appeal evidence
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- Matched locally
- 7 of 56
- eligible decision families
- Allowed
- 0
- matched appeal records
- Dismissed
- 7
- matched appeal records
- Householder
- 7
- of 7 matched records
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Planning Data area point: Stockport LPA (53.393976, −2.128095). This is the published representative point for the authority boundary, not a town hall, camera position or appeal site.
Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council appeal findings
Stockport driveway and boundary safety evidence
The matched local set has no allowed appeal. Some of the selected examples do not support a highway-safety finding of harm, and their extracts omit the other dismissal reasons.
Counted against appeals
Access and boundary works found harmful
Crossover and front driveway access
The Inspectors concluded that these access proposals would harm highway safety. Neither extract states the specific safety problem.
Wall and vehicle gate
The Inspector found the wall and gate proposal would harm highway safety. The extract does not state why.
No allowed example matched
No allowed local comparator
This snapshot has no allowed local example for this issue.
No parking or highway-safety harm
A dismissed extract concludes there was no parking or highway-safety harm, but does not show the evidence behind that finding.
Hedge and fence visibility compared
Although the appeal was dismissed, the Inspector saw little difference from the former hedge and did not dismiss it on highway-safety grounds.
Your refusal notice
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- Does the refusal identify a specific safety problem with your driveway, crossover or gate?
- Does it explain effects on pedestrians, cyclists or drivers?
- Does it compare your hedge or fence with nearby visibility restrictions?
No allowed Stockport appeal was matched; several selected decisions cover other issues or give only a highway-safety conclusion. These decisions do not predict another result.
Appeal evidence examples
Read the reasoning in matched appeal decisions
Each example separates the development, the Inspector-stated issue that selected it, and the reasoning from the decision. Compare the facts as well as the outcome: these examples do not predict how a different proposal would be decided.
Dismissed appeal examples
5 examples
4 November 2025 · Dismissed
Development described in the decision
a dropped kerb and crossover.
Issue identified by the Inspector
The main issue is the effect of the development upon highway safety.
Paragraph 2 · Source page 1
Reasoning from the decision
Therefore, I conclude that the proposed development would result in unacceptable harm being caused to highway safety. The proposal would be contrary to Policy SIE- 1 of the Stockport Core Strategy Development Plan Document 2011 (CS) which requires that specific account is given to ensuring that development provides for the safety of users, and for the provision of a suitable and satisfactory level of access. It would also not accord with CS policy CS9 which requires that development should consider the needs of the most vulnerable road users, and foremostly those of pedestrians, or with CS policy T3 which requires that development should encompass safe and well-designed access arrangements. I also conclude that it would be contrary to chapter 9 of the National Planning Policy Framework 2025 (as amended), which aims to create places that are safe and which minimise the scope for conflicts between pedestrians, cyclists and vehicles.
Paragraph 10 · Source page 2
5 December 2025 · Dismissed
Development described in the decision
levelling of the front garden and creation of driveway to the front with side access steps, robust wooden fence rail, visibility mirror and dropped kerb.
Issue identified by the Inspector
The main issues are: • the effect of the proposal on highway safety; and • whether there are other material considerations sufficient to outweigh any harm identified in respect of the first issue.
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Reasoning from the decision
For the reasons given above, I conclude that the proposed driveway would have a harmful effect on highway safety. It would conflict with Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council Core Strategy Development Plan Document 2011 Policy T-3 Safety and Capacity on the [name]. This requires development that has an adverse impact on the safety of the highway network to be sufficiently mitigated and for design and access arrangements to be safe, practical and well designed. The proposal would also conflict with Policy SIE-1 [name], which seeks to ensure the safety and security of users and Policy CS9 Transport and Development, which requires proposals to consider the needs of the most vulnerable road users.
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12 November 2025 · Dismissed
Development described in the decision
described as a [name], [name], [name].
Issue identified by the Inspector
The main issues are the effect of the development on: a) the character and appearance of the dwelling and surrounding area; b) the living conditions of existing and future occupants of the dwelling having regard to external living space provision; and, c) parking provision and highway safety.
Paragraph 2 · Source page 1
Reasoning from the decision
Therefore, the development would not have a negative effect on parking provision or highway safety. Regarding this main issue, the development complies with Policy T2 of the CS, which seeks to avoid inappropriate on-street parking to the detriment of highway safety.
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28 February 2024 · Dismissed
Development described in the decision
described as the “Demolition of existing wall fronting the highway and replacement with a new 6ft high brick wall with wrought iron railing, pedestrian gate and vehicle gate infill between pillars. Lower wall sections to receive decorative brick bonds under coping stones and pillars to also be finished with decorative sandstone coping. Existing fence along the boundary with [address] to butt up to new brick piers and 3ft fence panel / posts to be replaced with new 6ft fence panels/posts. New brick pillar adjacent to [address] to butt up to the end of the wall that runs along the boundary.”
Issue identified by the Inspector
The main issues are the effect of the proposal on highway safety and on the natural environment.
Paragraph 2 · Source page 1
Reasoning from the decision
As such, I find that the proposal would cause harm to highway safety and would therefore conflict with Policy T-3 of the [name], March 2011 (the [name]) and national policy in the National Planning Policy Framework (the Framework) which seeks to ensure highway safety in the promotion of sustainable transport.
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31 August 2022 · Dismissed
Development described in the decision
No verified development description was available for this example.
Issue identified by the Inspector
The main issue is the impact of the proposal upon the character and appearance of the streetscene and the impact of the proposal upon highway safety.
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Reasoning from the decision
In considering the effect of the proposal upon highway safety I have considered the points raised by the Appellant that a high hedge would similarly restrict visibility of vehicles and pedestrians when exiting and entering the site. In this case I consider that there is little difference between the previous situation of a hedged boundary and that of a fence. I also saw on my site visit that there are several properties where such visibility is restricted through boundary treatments and as such I feel unable to give the necessary weight to dismiss this appeal based upon Policy T-3 of the [name].
Paragraph 10 · Source page 2