®Planning appeal decision
Rumage House Produce, Newlands Nursery, Slough Lane, Ardleigh, Colchester, CO7 7RU
Planning appeal 3281995 at Rumage House Produce, Newlands Nursery, Slough Lane, Ardleigh, Colchester, CO7 7RU (Tendring District Council) was allowed on 26 July 2023 by Inspector Simpson L, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: 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.
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
- Postcode
- CO7 7RU
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.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- TDLP Section 1 Policy SP3TDLP Section 1 Policy SP2TDLP Section 2 Policy SPL1TDLP Section 2 Policy SPL2TDLP Section 2 Policy HP5TDLP Section 2 Policy PPL4TDLP Section 2 Policy PPL7
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 200Paragraph 80
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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