®Planning appeal decision
Novoli Farm Pump Lane, Purleigh, Chelmsford, CM3 6PJ
Planning appeal 3267889 at Novoli Farm Pump Lane, Purleigh, Chelmsford, CM3 6PJ (Maldon District Council) was dismissed on 14 June 2021 by Inspector Thompson P, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the site would be a suitable location for housing, having regard to the development plan, with particular regard to its effect on the character and appearance of the site and its surroundings.
Demolition of existing outbuildings and construction of 6no. dwellings (comprising two terraces of three 2-bedroom dwellings) with associated landscaping and access works
- Authority
- Maldon District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Thompson P
- Postcode
- CM3 6PJ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the site would be a suitable location for housing, having regard to the development plan, with particular regard to its effect on the character and appearance of the site and its surroundings
- the effect of the proposed development on the nature conservation value of the Blackwater Estuary Special Protection Area and Ramsar Site and the Essex Estuaries Special Area of Conservation
What decided it
The proposal would cause significant and demonstrable harm to the character and appearance of the site and its surroundings by introducing a dense, terraced residential form that conflicts with the prevailing pattern of development and the intrinsic character of the countryside, and this harm significantly and demonstrably outweighs the modest benefits of housing delivery and economic contribution.
The modest benefits of housing delivery (moderate weight), economic benefits (moderate weight), and biodiversity net gains (limited weight) were significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the significant harm to character and appearance and non-compliance with the development plan, applying the tilted balance under paragraph 11(d)(ii) of the Framework.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy S8Policy D1Policy H4Policy S1Policy H2
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 117Paragraph 118Paragraph 121Paragraph 122Paragraph 124Paragraph 130
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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