®Planning appeal decision
17 Station Road, Tiptree, Colchester, CO5 0AZ
Planning appeal 3267165 at 17 Station Road, Tiptree, Colchester, CO5 0AZ (Colchester Borough Council) was dismissed on 30 September 2021 by Inspector Tudhope S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposed development on the living conditions of the occupiers of 17 Station Road and whether or not the proposal would provide satisfactory living conditions for future occupiers of the proposed dwelling, with particular regard to noise and disturbance.
Proposed two bedroom attached dwelling
- Authority
- Colchester Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Tudhope S
- Postcode
- CO5 0AZ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposed development on the living conditions of the occupiers of 17 Station Road and whether or not the proposal would provide satisfactory living conditions for future occupiers of the proposed dwelling, with particular regard to noise and disturbance
- highway safety
- the integrity of European sites
- local infrastructure
What decided it
The proposal would fail to provide satisfactory living conditions for future occupiers due to noise and disturbance from unrelated vehicle movements and would result in substandard access and parking arrangements detrimental to highway safety, contrary to the development plan.
The modest benefits of housing supply and efficient land use were outweighed by the significant harm arising from unsatisfactory living conditions for future occupiers, highway safety concerns, and failure to secure mitigation for European sites and local infrastructure.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy UR2 of the Colchester Core Strategy 2014Policy DP1 of the Colchester Development Policies 2014Policy DP12 of the Colchester Development Policies 2014Policy DP17 of the Colchester Development Policies 2014Policy DP19 of the Colchester Development Policies 2014Policy DP21 of the Colchester Development Policies 2014Policy SD2 of the Colchester Core Strategy 2014Policy DP3 of the Colchester Development Policies 2014emerging Policy ENV1
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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