Planning appeal decision
Land on the East Side Wrabness Road, Ramsey, Essex, CO12 5HB
Planning appeal 3264567 at Land on the East Side Wrabness Road, Ramsey, Essex, CO12 5HB (Tendring District Council) was dismissed on 25 June 2021 by Inspector Chamberlain G, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area, including a Local Green Gap and the Coastal Protection Belt.
erection of two detached dwellings with integral garages
- Authority
- Tendring District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Chamberlain G
- Postcode
- CO12 5HB
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area, including a Local Green Gap and the Coastal Protection Belt
- Whether the appeal site is a suitable location for the proposal, having regard to policies relating to development in areas at risk of flooding
What decided it
The significant harm to character and appearance combined with failure to pass the sequential test for flood risk, both contrary to the development plan, outweighed the modest cumulative benefits of the scheme.
Significant weight afforded to the harm arising from the appeal scheme and conflict with the development plan outweighed the moderate cumulative benefits of housing delivery, self-build provision, and local economic support
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy EN1Policy EN3Policy QL3Policy SP7
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 158Paragraph 160
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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