®Planning appeal decision
Oak Farm Oak Farm Road, Woodham Walter, MALDON, CM9 6RH
a new three bedroom dwelling in accordance with Planning Permission ref 65/00293/FUL with a slight increase in footprint (retrospective)
- Authority
- Maldon District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Kemmann-Lane T
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the suitability of the location of the site for the proposed development having regard to the visual impact of the development on the character of the area and the countryside and its location in relation to accessibility to services by sustainable means
- the suitability of the access to the site in terms of highway safety
- the lack of mitigation to overcome the impacts of the development on European designated nature conservation sites
What decided it
The lack of a signed legal agreement to secure the required financial contribution to mitigate impacts on European designated nature conservation sites means the development cannot be permitted, as a condition cannot be used to secure such a financial contribution.
The marginal benefits of one additional dwelling and limited economic benefits do not outweigh the harm to character and countryside, the unsustainability of the location, and the unmitigated impacts on European designated sites.
Framework references: 11
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