Planning appeal decision
Land Adjacent 39 Harwich Road , Lawford , Manningtree, Essex, CO11 2LS
Planning appeal 3275198 at Land Adjacent 39 Harwich Road , Lawford , Manningtree, Essex, CO11 2LS (Tendring District Council) was dismissed on 17 December 2021 by Inspector Price J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether this would be an appropriate location for the dwelling proposed, in respect of development plan policy.
the erection of one dwelling
- Authority
- Tendring District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Price J
- Postcode
- CO11 2LS
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether this would be an appropriate location for the dwelling proposed, in respect of development plan policy
- The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
What decided it
The proposal's clear conflict with the adopted spatial strategy in S1LP Policy SP3 and emerging settlement hierarchy policies, which direct residential development to identified settlements rather than semi-rural areas outside settlement boundaries, cannot be outweighed by the minimal benefits of a single dwelling.
the adverse impacts from conflict with the newly adopted spatial strategy and place-making objectives significantly and demonstrably outweighed the small benefits identified, when assessed against the Framework
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- S1LP Policy SP3S1LP Policy SP7LP Policy QL1LP Policy EN1S2LP Policy SPL1S2LP Policy SPL2S2LP Policy SPL3S2LP Policy PPL3
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 48Paragraph 11
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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