Land Off Lime Street, Brightlingsea, Colchester, Essex, CO7 0JD

Planning appeal 3270697 at Land Off Lime Street, Brightlingsea, Colchester, Essex, CO7 0JD (Tendring District Council) was dismissed on 5 October 2021 by Inspector Fleming L, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area bearing in mind it would be within the settings of the grade I listed Jacobes Hall and the Brightlingsea Conservation Area and within the Coastal Protection Area.

demolition of 6 lock up garages and replacement with a terrace of three x 2 bedroom houses

Authority: Tendring District Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Fleming L
Postcode: CO7 0JD

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area bearing in mind it would be within the settings of the grade I listed Jacobes Hall and the Brightlingsea Conservation Area and within the Coastal Protection Area

What decided it

The combined less-than-substantial harm to the significance of the grade I listed building and conservation area, when weighed against the modest public benefits of three new dwellings and brownfield redevelopment, was insufficient to justify the proposal.

The less-than-substantial harm to the designated heritage assets and the Coastal Protection Belt, when weighed against the modest social, economic and environmental benefits of the scheme, tipped decisively against the proposal.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy EN3Policy QL6Policy QL11Policy HG13Policy EN1Policy EN17Policy EN23Policy SP3Policy SP7
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 130Paragraph 174Paragraph 202

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