R A Byford & Sons, Lodge Road, Little Clacton, CLACTON-ON-SEA, CO16 9QE

Authority: Tendring District Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Grierson E

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

whether the proposed development would provide a suitable site for a dwelling, including the proximity of services and facilities
the effect of the proposed development on the living conditions of future occupiers in relation to noise

What decided it

The combination of the site's remote location outside any settlement with inadequate access to services and facilities, and the significant unmitigated noise harm to future occupiers from the adjacent commercial haulage yard, rendered the proposal unsuitable and harmful.

the minimal benefits of one additional dwelling and limited economic contribution did not outweigh the unsuitable nature of the site for housing and significant harm to the living conditions of future occupiers

Framework references: 11, 130, 185

Plan policies cited: Policy SP6, Policy SP7, Policy QL11, Policy SP1, Policy SP2, Policy SP4, Policy SPL1, Policy SPL3, Policy LP7

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