Planning appeal decision
Land Adjacent Caxton Pride Hackmans Lane Purleigh Essex, Cocks Clark, CM3 6RE
Planning appeal 3269705 at Land Adjacent Caxton Pride Hackmans Lane Purleigh Essex, Cocks Clark, CM3 6RE (Maldon District Council) was dismissed on 19 January 2022 by Inspector Pannell G, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the site represents a suitable location for the proposed dwellings, having regard to access to services and facilities.
development of 5 detached dwellings on land east of Hackmans Lane, Cock Clarks
- Authority
- Maldon District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Pannell G
- Postcode
- CM3 6RE
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the site represents a suitable location for the proposed dwellings, having regard to access to services and facilities
What decided it
The moderate environmental and social harm arising from the location in terms of use of natural resources and accessibility of local services significantly and demonstrably outweighs the benefits of housing delivery when assessed against the Framework as a whole.
The modest economic, social and environmental benefits of the development were outweighed by the moderate negative environmental and social effects arising from the location in terms of use of natural resources and accessibility of local services, such that the adverse impacts significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits when assessed against the Framework taken as a whole.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy S1Policy S8Policy H4
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 79
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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