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Allowed18 November 20213277346

Land West of Cards Road, Sandon, Essex, CM2 7AE

Planning appeal 3277346 at Land West of Cards Road, Sandon, Essex, CM2 7AE (Chelmsford Borough Council) was allowed on 18 November 2021 by Inspector Chalk M, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect on the character and appearance of the area.

erection of a flexible electricity generation facility with associated ancillary infrastructure, access and boundary treatment

Authority
Chelmsford Borough Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
utilities-energy · Minor offices/R&D/light industry
Inspector
Chalk M

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The effect on the character and appearance of the area
  • The effect on non-designated heritage assets

What decided it

The established need for the development and the absence of a sequentially preferable alternative site outweighed the significant visual harm and moderate heritage harm.

The significant harm to character and appearance and moderate to low harm to the significance of the pillboxes were outweighed by the established need for the development, the sequential preference of the site, and the mitigation provided by landscaping.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy DM8Policy DM14
Judgments
Wheatcroft

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