Parkhurst Green Farm, Parkhurst Green Lane, Wakes Colne, Colchester, CO6 2BL

Planning appeal 3270718 at Parkhurst Green Farm, Parkhurst Green Lane, Wakes Colne, Colchester, CO6 2BL (Colchester Borough Council) was dismissed on 7 February 2022 by Inspector Price A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposed development would provide a suitable location for housing having regard to the character and appearance of the area.

Conversion of existing Nissen hut to private residential dwelling

Authority: Colchester Borough Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Price A
Postcode: CO6 2BL

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the proposed development would provide a suitable location for housing having regard to the character and appearance of the area

What decided it

The proposed conversion would not enhance the immediate setting of the Nissen hut as required by NPPF paragraph 80(c), and the development would be located in an isolated position outside the settlement boundary contrary to development plan policies requiring development to be focused within or adjoining established settlements.

The modest benefits of a single new home and the re-use of a redundant building were outweighed by the locational unsuitability of the isolated site outside the settlement boundary and the failure to enhance the building's setting, particularly given that the Council can demonstrate a five-year housing land supply.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy SP1Policy SP3Policy SD1Policy H1Policy ENV1
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 80

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