®Planning appeal decision
Land adjacent to Oxley Parker Drive, Colchester, Essex, CO4 5XQ
Outline application (all matters reserved) for the construction of up to 40 dwellings, public open space and associated infrastructure
- Authority
- Colchester Borough Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Simpson L
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed development on the provision of open space within the local area
What decided it
The proposed development would have a harmful impact on the provision of open space within the local area with no certainty that suitable alternative and improved provision could be provided locally, conflicting with Policy DP15 and the development plan taken as a whole, and the housing benefits were not sufficient to outweigh this conflict given the Council's adequate five-year housing land supply.
The significant social and economic benefits of housing provision and efficient use of land were outweighed by the harmful impact on open space provision and conflict with the development plan, particularly given the Council's ability to demonstrate a five-year housing land supply
Framework references: 84, 15
Plan policies cited: Policy DP15, Policy DM17
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.