Planning appeal decision
Danadalu, Tea Rooms,The Quay, Burnham on Crouch, Essex, CM0 8AS
Planning appeal 3273918 at Danadalu, Tea Rooms,The Quay, Burnham on Crouch, Essex, CM0 8AS (Maldon District Council) was allowed in part (a split decision) on 29 September 2021 by Inspector Savage M, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the occupant of the appeal site is safe from flooding.
the unauthorised material change of use of land to residential
- Authority
- Maldon District Council
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Savage M
- Postcode
- CM0 8AS
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the occupant of the appeal site is safe from flooding
- The effect of the development on sensitive interest features of the European designated sites
What decided it
The appellant failed to demonstrate continuous residential occupation throughout the four-year immunity period, and the development would expose occupants to unacceptable flood risk and would harm European designated sites without mitigation.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy S1Policy D5Policy D1Policy N2Policy N1
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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