®Planning appeal decision
Rumage House Produce, Newlands Nursery, Slough Lane, Ardleigh, COLCHESTER, CO7 7RU
conversion of a barn to 1 no. 3-bed and 2 no. 4-bed dwellings alongside the creation of gardens, parking provision and a new vehicular access
- Authority
- Tendring District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Simpson L
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the site is a suitable location for the proposed development with particular regard to the Council's strategy for the location of new residential development
- Whether the development necessitates the provision of open space
- The effect of the proposed development on Special Protection Areas and Ramsar sites
- The effect of the development on a Scheduled Ancient Monument
What decided it
The proposal's compliance with NPPF paragraph 80c (conversion of redundant building enhancing its setting) outweighs the conflict with development plan location policies, and the moderate scale of harm is outweighed by the social and economic benefits of three new dwellings.
The conflict with development plan policies relating to location (SP3, SPL1, SPL2) is outweighed by the social and economic benefits of three new dwellings and compliance with NPPF paragraph 80c, given the moderate level of harm and the redundancy of the existing barn.
Framework references: 200, 80
Plan policies cited: TDLP Section 1 Policy SP3, TDLP Section 1 Policy SP2, TDLP Section 2 Policy SPL1, TDLP Section 2 Policy SPL2, TDLP Section 2 Policy HP5, TDLP Section 2 Policy PPL4, TDLP Section 2 Policy PPL7
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.