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Allowed1 April 20223269958

The Coach House, Halstead Road, Eight Ash Green, CO6 3PT

Planning appeal 3269958 at The Coach House, Halstead Road, Eight Ash Green, CO6 3PT (Colchester Borough Council) was allowed on 1 April 2022 by Inspector Tudhope S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the location of the proposed development is appropriate, having regard to the development strategy for the area and access to services and facilities.

change of use of a building used for short term accommodation to a residential dwellinghouse (C3)

Authority
Colchester Borough Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Change of use
Inspector
Tudhope S
Postcode
CO6 3PT

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • whether the location of the proposed development is appropriate, having regard to the development strategy for the area and access to services and facilities

What decided it

The reasonable accessibility of the site to services and facilities via public transport and walking, combined with the use of previously developed land and absence of harm to character and vitality, made the location suitable for residential development despite being outside the settlement boundary.

The conflict with development plan policies H1, SD1 and the neighbourhood plan was outweighed by the reasonable accessibility to services and facilities, absence of harm to character and vitality of the countryside, use of previously developed land, and the proposal's accordance with the Framework's aim of boosting housing supply.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
CS Policy H1CS Policy SD1CS Policy SD2DP Policy DP1DP Policy DP3DP Policy DP21NP Policy VSB1CLP1 Policy SP1CLP1 Policy SP3CLP1 Policy SP4CLP1 Policy SP5CLP2 Policy ENV1
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 105Paragraph 79Paragraph 57

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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