®Planning appeal decision
Gorwell Hall Tollesbury Road, Tollesbury, MALDON, CM9 8RP
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
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.
Framework references: 11, 78, 79, 110, 184
Plan policies cited: Policy S1, Policy S8, Policy D1, Policy H4, Policy T2, Policy E4, Policy D3
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.