®Planning appeal decision
Land adjoining The Gables, Kelvedon Road, Tiptree, Essex, CO5 0LU
demolition of existing buildings on the site and redevelopment to provide 130 residential dwellings with access, link road to allow for potential future connections, associated parking, private amenity space and public open space
- Authority
- Colchester Borough Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Inquiry
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Price J
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether this proposal would comprise a well-designed development, with particular regard to context, layout, built form and connectivity.
What decided it
The Inspector's conclusion that the scheme was a well-designed development causing only limited harm, whose housing and affordable housing benefits were not significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the adverse impacts, engaging the presumption in favour of sustainable development.
The significant benefits of housing delivery and affordable housing, together with moderate economic benefits and limited environmental benefits, were not significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the limited harm from development of a greenfield site, so the presumption in favour of sustainable development applied and the appeal was allowed.
Framework references: 11, 56, 57, 130
Plan policies cited: Policy DP16, S2LP Policy DM18, S1LP Policy SP7, emerging S2LP Policy DM15, emerging S2LP Policy ENV1, CS Policy UR2, Policy DP1, CS Policy ENV1, emerging S1LP Policy OV2, SA Policy TIP1, CS Policy H1, Policy DP5, CS Policy ENV2, S1LP Policy SP3, S1LP Policy SP4, S1LP Policy SP6
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.