Planning appeal decision
The Laurels Parsonage Lane, Tendring, Clacton-on-Sea, CO16 0DE
Planning appeal 3281960 at The Laurels Parsonage Lane, Tendring, Clacton-on-Sea, CO16 0DE (Tendring District Council) was allowed on 10 May 2022 by Inspector Shrimplin R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether a safe means of access can be provided to the site.
described in the application form as the “erection of 3 no. bungalow dwellings”
- Authority
- Tendring District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Shrimplin R
- Postcode
- CO16 0DE
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether a safe means of access can be provided to the site
- The effect of the proposed development on the residential amenities of neighbours (whether unacceptable harm would be caused by reason of intrusion due to noise, fumes and headlights)
What decided it
The Inspector was persuaded that the proposed access would be wholly acceptable in highway terms and that the development would not cause unacceptable harm to neighbouring amenities, allowing the appeal to proceed on the basis that the scheme complies with the Development Plan.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy QL10Policy TR1aPolicy HG13Policy SPL3Policy LP8
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 9Paragraph 12
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
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The main issues, what decided it, the planning balance and the policies and judgments listed as cited are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro and are our summary, not the Inspector’s words; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.
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