Land North of Wick Lane, Ardleigh, CO7 7NS

Planning appeal 3260443 at Land North of Wick Lane, Ardleigh, CO7 7NS (Tendring District Council) was dismissed on 10 February 2022 by Inspector Pannell G, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the site represents an appropriate location for the proposed dwellings, having regard to access to services and facilities.

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Authority: Tendring District Council
Appeal type: major · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Hearing
Development: residential · Major dwellings
Inspector: Pannell G
Postcode: CO7 7NS

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

whether the site represents an appropriate location for the proposed dwellings, having regard to access to services and facilities
whether the proposal would make adequate provision for education

What decided it

The site's unsustainable location relative to services and facilities, conflicting with the Council's adopted spatial strategy, combined with the failure of the section 106 undertaking to secure adequate education provision, outweighed the benefits of the scheme.

the significant weight afforded to the conflict with the development plan and the negative environmental and social effects of the poor location significantly and demonstrably outweighed the benefits of enhanced affordable housing, additional open space and other contributions, so the appeal was dismissed

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy SP3Policy SPL1Policy SPL2Policy SP1Policy SP8Policy SP9Policy LP5Policy PP12
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 11Paragraph 57

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