®Planning appeal decision
Land adjacent to Appletrees, School Road, Messing, COLCHESTER, CO5 9TH
described as one dwelling
- Authority
- Colchester Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Dillon C
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether or not the appeal site represents an appropriate location for housing, having regard to the level of accessibility to services and facilities by sustainable modes
- the effect of the appeal proposal on local infrastructure, with particular regard to the provision of sport and recreation and community facilities
What decided it
The appeal site's location beyond the settlement boundary with poor accessibility to services and facilities by sustainable modes, requiring heavy reliance on the private car, conflicts with the development plan and cannot be justified by the limited housing benefits offered.
The limited benefits of housing delivery and self-build provision were outweighed by the conflict with the development plan policies on sustainable location and the unacceptable impact on local infrastructure capacity.
Framework references: 79, 80, 105, 11
Plan policies cited: Policy SD1, Policy SP1, Policy H1, Policy SP3, Policy SP4, Policy SD2, Policy SD3, Policy DP3, Policy PR1, Policy DP15, Policy DP16
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.