®Planning appeal decision
Thornfields Purleigh Grove, Cold Norton, CHELMSFORD, CM3 6HN
- 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
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.
Framework references: 11, 60, 130
Plan policies cited: Policy S8, Policy H4, Policy S1, Policy S2, Policy D1, Policy T2, Policy T1, Policy E5, Policy N2, Policy D2, Policy I1
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.