Planning appeal decision
Orplands, Maldon Road, Bradwell-On-Sea, Southminster, CM0 7HS
Planning appeal 3264988 at Orplands, Maldon Road, Bradwell-On-Sea, Southminster, CM0 7HS (Maldon District Council) was dismissed on 19 August 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 countryside location and the remains of a building on the site.
the erection of 1, two storey cottage, within the garden curtilage of Orplands on the location of existing foundations
- Authority
- Maldon District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Kemmann-Lane T
- Postcode
- CM0 7HS
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The suitability of the appeal site for a dwelling taking into account the countryside location and the remains of a building on the site
- The impact on European designated nature conservation sites
What decided it
The site is located in an unsustainable countryside location well outside settlement boundaries, and the development lacks the necessary mitigation for European designated sites.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy S1Policy S8Policy D1Policy H4
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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