Adj Little Brays, Brays Lane, Rochford, SS4 3RP

demolish buildings and clear site. Construct one new 3 - bed bungalow

Authority: Rochford District Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Pannell G

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

the effect of the development on the Crouch and Roach Estuaries Special Protection Area and Ramsar Site and the Essex Estuaries Special Area of Conservation
whether or not the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt, including its effect on openness having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies

What decided it

The absence of a signed Unilateral Undertaking to secure the required mitigation contribution for recreational disturbance impacts on the Special Protection Area and Special Area of Conservation rendered the proposal unable to comply with the Conservation of Habitat and Species Regulations 2017.

Framework references: 149, 180

Plan policies cited: GB1

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Heritage. Listed buildings by grade and distance, conservation areas, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, heritage at risk.
Landscape and environment. Green belt, national parks and national landscapes, SSSIs, ancient woodland, SPA, SAC and Ramsar sites, nutrient catchments.
Flooding. Flood zones 2 and 3, surface water, and both again with climate change.
Transport. The 800 metre station catchment and service frequency, bus stops with their weekday frequency, the cycle network, and the Framework’s transport tests measured for the site.

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