Land Adjacent Timberlea Mere, Shair Lane, Great Bentley, CO7 8QT

Planning appeal 3269945 at Land Adjacent Timberlea Mere, Shair Lane, Great Bentley, CO7 8QT (Tendring District Council) was dismissed on 3 November 2021 by Inspector Langford-Tejrar K, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the principle of residential development is acceptable in this location.

Erection of 2 No. detached dwellings and alterations to existing vehicular access

Authority: Tendring District Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Langford-Tejrar K
Postcode: CO7 8QT

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the principle of residential development is acceptable in this location
Whether the proposal would have an unacceptable adverse impact on the character and appearance of the surrounding area
Whether the proposal would have an adverse impact on highway safety

What decided it

The proposal is isolated from settlements and their services and does not fall within the excepted circumstances for isolated new homes in the countryside, conflicting with the spatial strategy policies of the development plan.

The limited public benefit of two homes towards local housing needs was outweighed by conflicts with the development plan policies on principle of development, character and appearance, and highway safety, with no material considerations indicating determination other than in accordance with the development plan.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy SP1Policy SP3Policy SP4Policy SP7saved policy EN1saved policy TR1asaved policy TR7
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 11Paragraph 80
Judgments: Braintree DC v SSCLG, Greyread Ltd & Granville Developments Ltd [2018] EWCA Civ 610

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