By Rufus Pickles - Local Democracy Reporter
A proposal to build nine houses on the site of a demolition yard in Ryde has been given the go ahead.
County Hall gave consent to Ryde Demolition to build nine new homes, seven three-bedroom and two two-bedroom houses, on the site off St John’s Road in Ryde.
Ryde Demolition plans to consolidate its business on another site in Smallbrook Lane, in Ryde, so the St John’s Hill site has become superfluous, according to documents lodged in support of the application.
Seven objections were filed against the plans, raising issues including site maintenance, the availability of parking space, traffic congestion, the size and number of houses proposed, overdevelopment, limited green space, pedestrian safety and the risk of flooding. Opponents also voiced concerns relating to local housing demand, noise pollution, and infrastructure capacity.
County Hall’s report on the decision said: “There would be an increase in traffic movements in this location … however, in terms of this causing additional noise and disturbance or loss of privacy to these neighbouring dwellings, the removal of the current use must be given due weight.
“Although currently contained within the site confines, it is considered that the noise and activity associated with the current use would be more harmful than that of cars entering … as proposed for nine dwellings.”
The report attached 16 conditions to the consent, for the purposes of highway safety and capacity, environmental protection, ‘appropriate’ drainage and local amenity.
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Mal Butler