®Planning appeal decision
Thornfields Purleigh Grove, Cold Norton, Chelmsford, CM3 6HN
Planning appeal 3282659 at Thornfields Purleigh Grove, Cold Norton, Chelmsford, CM3 6HN (Maldon District Council) was allowed on 1 November 2022 by Inspector Simpson L, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the appeal site is a suitable location for the development with regard to the Council's strategy for the location of residential development and the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area.
- Two new detached dwellings and associated works
- Authority
- Maldon District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Simpson L
- Postcode
- CM3 6HN
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the appeal site is a suitable location for the development with regard to the Council's strategy for the location of residential development and the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area
- The effect of the proposed development on the living conditions of the occupiers of Imps Camp and Thornfields, with particular regard to noise and disturbance
- The effect of the proposed development on the integrity of European Sites
What decided it
The Council's inability to demonstrate a five-year housing land supply meant that the social and economic benefits of providing two new dwellings significantly and demonstrably outweighed the moderate harm to character and appearance.
The moderate harm caused by the proposed development to character and appearance and conflict with the Council's strategy for locating residential development was significantly demonstrably outweighed by the significant social and economic benefits of providing two new dwellings, assessed against the Framework as a whole in the context of the housing land supply shortfall.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy S8Policy H4Policy S1Policy S2Policy D1Policy T2Policy T1Policy E5Policy N2Policy D2Policy I1
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 60Paragraph 130
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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