®Planning appeal decision
Rewsalls Old Barn, Rewsalls Lane, East Mersea, Colchester, Essex, CO5 8SX
conversion of barns to 3x residential units. Appeal B: APP/A1530/Y/21/3283131 Rewsalls Farm Barn, Rewsalls Lane, East Mersea CO5 8SX
- Authority
- Colchester Borough Council
- Appeal type
- other · Listed Building Consent & Conservation Area Consent Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Thompson P
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposed development would preserve a Grade II listed building, known as 'Barn to the East of Rewsalls Farmhouse', and any of the features of special architectural or historic interest that it possesses, including its setting
- whether the appeal site would be a suitable location for the proposed development with reference to the spatial strategy in the development plan, and its accessibility to local services and facilities
- the effect of the proposed development on the integrity of the features of European nature conservation sites along the Essex coast
What decided it
The proposal would fail to preserve the special interest of the Grade II listed building and its setting, and would be located in an unsustainable position contrary to the development plan spatial strategy, with public benefits insufficient to outweigh the identified harms.
Framework references: 11, 147, 148, 149, 197, 199, 200, 202
Plan policies cited: S1LP Policy SP3, S1LP Policy SP7, S2LP Policy SG1, S2LP Policy OV1, S2LP Policy OV2, S2LP Policy ENV1, S2LP Policy ENV2, S2LP Policy DM16
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.