®Planning appeal decision
Faggots, Mountains Road, Great Totham, MALDON, CM9 8BY
the erection of a dwelling within the garden of Faggots with shared access onto Mountains Road
- 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 countryside location outside of a settlement boundary, and the 'tilted balance' of paragraph 11 of the National Planning Policy Framework
What decided it
The appeal site's location in unsustainable countryside outside a settlement boundary, where occupants would rely on motor vehicles for most everyday needs, means the adverse impacts of granting permission would significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits, even with the tilted balance engaged by the sub-5-year housing land supply.
The minimal shortfall in the five-year housing land supply and the provision of a single dwelling were afforded limited weight, and were outweighed by the conflict with Policy S8 and the unsustainability of the location
Framework references: 11, 78, 84, 15
Plan policies cited: Policy S1, Policy S8, Policy D1, Policy H4, Policy S2
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.