®Planning appeal decision
Gorwell Hall Tollesbury Road, Tollesbury, Maldon, CM9 8RP
Planning appeal 3262027 at Gorwell Hall Tollesbury Road, Tollesbury, Maldon, CM9 8RP (Maldon District Council) was allowed on 5 October 2021 by Inspector Kemmann-Lane T, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The suitability of the appeal site for a dwelling taking into account the 'tilted balance' of paragraph 11 of the Framework, the countryside location, and whether the value of the cartlodge as a heritage asset justifies its conversion as a means of securing its future.
the conversion of former cartlodge to form a dwelling
- Authority
- Maldon District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Kemmann-Lane T
- Postcode
- CM9 8RP
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The suitability of the appeal site for a dwelling taking into account the 'tilted balance' of paragraph 11 of the Framework, the countryside location, and whether the value of the cartlodge as a heritage asset justifies its conversion as a means of securing its future
What decided it
The value of the cartlodge as a heritage asset of local importance, whose conservation through conversion to residential use would be appropriate to its significance and would prevent its deterioration, outweighed the countryside location policy resistance when assessed against the tilted balance triggered by the shortfall in 5-year housing land supply.
The tilted balance under Framework paragraph 11(d) applied due to the 4.9-year housing land supply; the benefits of housing delivery and heritage asset conservation, supported by development plan policies protecting heritage and enabling redundant building re-use, outweighed the policy resistance to countryside development, albeit the weight afforded to the tilted balance itself was limited given the minimal shortfall and single dwelling involved.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy S1Policy S8Policy D1Policy H4Policy T2Policy E4Policy D3
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 78Paragraph 79Paragraph 110Paragraph 184
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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