Planning appeal decision
Land South of Bypass Road and North of Colchester Road, St Osyth, Essex, St Osyth, Essex, CO16 8QA
Planning appeal 3257853 at Land South of Bypass Road and North of Colchester Road, St Osyth, Essex, St Osyth, Essex, CO16 8QA (Tendring District Council) was dismissed on 1 July 2021 by Inspector Palmer N, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area.
the erection of 6 self-build and custom-built dwellings together with associated hard and soft landscaping and vehicular access to Clacton Road
- Authority
- Tendring District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Palmer N
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area
- the accessibility of the development to services and facilities by sustainable means
- public open space provision
- the effect of the development on European designated habitats
What decided it
The significant and demonstrable harm to character and appearance and to accessibility by sustainable means outweighed the moderate and limited benefits of housing supply and self-build provision under the tilted balance.
The significant harms to character and appearance and accessibility by sustainable means demonstrably outweighed the moderate benefits of housing supply and limited benefits of economic contribution and self-build provision.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy EN1Policy QL9Policy QL1Policy COM6Policy EN6Policy EN11a
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
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The main issues, what decided it, the planning balance and the policies and judgments listed as cited are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro and are our summary, not the Inspector’s words; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.
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