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Allowed13 May 20223278575

Land Adjoining The Gables, Kelvedon Road, Tiptree, Essex, CO5 0LU

Planning appeal 3278575 at Land Adjoining The Gables, Kelvedon Road, Tiptree, Essex, CO5 0LU (Colchester Borough Council) was allowed on 13 May 2022 by Inspector Price J, following an inquiry. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether this proposal would comprise a well-designed development, with particular regard to context, layout, built form and connectivity.

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
Postcode
CO5 0LU

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.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy DP16S2LP Policy DM18S1LP Policy SP7emerging S2LP Policy DM15emerging S2LP Policy ENV1CS Policy UR2Policy DP1CS Policy ENV1emerging S1LP Policy OV2SA Policy TIP1CS Policy H1Policy DP5CS Policy ENV2S1LP Policy SP3S1LP Policy SP4S1LP Policy SP6
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 56Paragraph 57Paragraph 130

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