Planning appeal decision
Land Adjacent 1 Poplar Grove Chase, Great Totham, Maldon, CM9 8NX
Planning appeal 3258926 at Land Adjacent 1 Poplar Grove Chase, Great Totham, Maldon, CM9 8NX (Maldon District Council) was allowed on 1 July 2021 by Inspector Palmer N, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area.
a two-bed dwelling
- Authority
- Maldon District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Palmer N
- Postcode
- CM9 8NX
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
- its accessibility to services and facilities
- its effect on European designated habitats
What decided it
The Council's inability to demonstrate a five-year supply of deliverable housing sites rendered Policy S8 out-of-date, engaging the tilted balance under paragraph 11(d) of the Framework, and the limited benefits of housing delivery were not outweighed by any significant adverse impacts.
Under paragraph 11(d) of the Framework, the limited social and economic benefits of contributing to housing supply in the context of a shortfall were not outweighed by any adverse impacts of granting permission.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy D1Policy H4Policy S1Policy S8Policy N1Policy N2
- 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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