®Planning appeal decision
Mayflower Nursery, Mill Road, Mayland, Essex, CM3 6EQ
the development of 19 homes, landscaping, revised vehicular access, sustainable drainage and amenity space on the site at the former Dengie Garden Centre including the change of use from Sui Generis to dwellinghouses. The development includes the removal of the buildings and greenhouse structures and the development of high quality sustainable housing comprising of 8 affordable homes and 11 houses for private ownership
- Authority
- Maldon District Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Buchanan R
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
- whether the site is a suitable location for the proposed housing development having regard to local and national planning policy for the provision of housing
What decided it
The considerable harm to character and appearance arising from the location of the development beyond the settlement boundary and its failure to integrate satisfactorily into the countryside, combined with the unsuitability of the site under the Council's spatial strategy, substantially and demonstrably outweighs the moderate benefits of additional housing despite the housing land supply shortfall.
The moderate benefits of 19 dwellings (including 8 affordable homes) and housing supply contribution were substantially and demonstrably outweighed by the considerable harm to character and appearance and the conflict with the spatial strategy, such that the presumption in favour of sustainable development did not apply.
Framework references: 11
Plan policies cited: Policy S1, Policy S2, Policy S8, Policy D1, Policy H4, Policy H1, Policy I12
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.