Planning appeal decision
Land South Of Marsh Road Burnham-On-Crouch , Burnham-On-Crouch , CM0 8NB
Planning appeal 3269661 at Land South Of Marsh Road Burnham-On-Crouch , Burnham-On-Crouch , CM0 8NB (Maldon District Council) was dismissed on 27 January 2022 by Inspector Davies N, 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.
Erection of 9 dwellings, creation of an adoptable and private access road, and associated landscaping and ancillary works
- Authority
- Maldon District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Davies N
- Postcode
- CM0 8NB
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area
- The delivery of affordable housing
What decided it
The substantial visual harm arising from placing urbanised residential development within the allocated public open space at the settlement edge, combined with the failure to make adequate affordable housing provision when assessed as a single development, significantly and demonstrably outweighs the limited housing supply and economic benefits.
The adverse impacts relating to character and appearance harm and failure to provide adequate affordable housing significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits of housing supply contribution and limited social and economic benefits, such that the presumption in favour of sustainable development does not apply.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy D1Policy H4Policy H1Policy S1Policy N1Policy N2
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11
- Judgments
- Westminster City Council v FSS and Branlord
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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