Planning appeal decision
White Timbers Abbey Street, Thorpe-Le-Soken, Clacton-on-Sea, CO16 0JN
Planning appeal 3270449 at White Timbers Abbey Street, Thorpe-Le-Soken, Clacton-on-Sea, CO16 0JN (Tendring District Council) was dismissed on 18 August 2021 by Inspector Lock H, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the appeal property and the Thorpe-le-Soken Conservation Area.
a loft conversion
- Authority
- Tendring District Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Lock H
- Postcode
- CO16 0JN
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the appeal property and the Thorpe-le-Soken Conservation Area
- the effect of the proposal on the setting of listed buildings in the vicinity
What decided it
The rear dormer window would be an unduly dominant addition that would fail to preserve or enhance the character and appearance of the conservation area and the setting of listed buildings, with no public benefits to outweigh the less than substantial harm.
The less than substantial harm to the conservation area and the setting of listed buildings was not outweighed by any evident public benefits, as the proposal would only benefit the applicants' private use of their property.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy EN17Policy SP 7Policy EN23
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 202
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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