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The Inspector recommended a grant of permission because the development provides appropriate infill housing density on residentially zoned land, resolves a significant existing traffic hazard by relocating a dangerous entrance away from a signal-controlled junction, and respects the residential amenity of neighboring properties through acceptable separation distances and building design.

• The relocation of the vehicular entrance to the eastern extremity of the site facilitates significant improvements to traffic safety by removing a hazardous access point currently located between traffic lights at a busy junction.
• The proposed density of 17 units per hectare is considered acceptable for this serviced urban location and the design, scale, and positioning of 'House No. 1' will not result in undue overshadowing or overbearing impacts on the property to the east.
• The removal of overgrown, non-native Leylandii trees along the boundaries and their replacement with a combination of masonry walls and native planting will improve both the visual amenity and the biodiversity value of the site.