Planning appeal decision
Land Adjacent to Grange Farm Bungalow, Elmstead Market, CO7 7DF
Planning appeal 3283545 at Land Adjacent to Grange Farm Bungalow, Elmstead Market, CO7 7DF (Tendring District Council) was dismissed on 11 November 2022 by Inspector Wyatt G, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the location of the appeal site is appropriate having regard to the Development Plan.
full planning application for nine dwellings, landscaping and associated infrastructure
- Authority
- Tendring District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Wyatt G
- Postcode
- CO7 7DF
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the location of the appeal site is appropriate having regard to the Development Plan
- Whether adequate pedestrian connectivity is provided, with particular regard to the A133
What decided it
The development is located outside the Settlement Development Boundary of Elmstead Market and is contrary to up-to-date development plan policies that direct growth to within or adjoining identified settlement boundaries, and the Council can now demonstrate a five-year housing land supply such that the tilted balance does not apply.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy SP3Policy SPL1Policy SPL2Policy SPL3Policy SP6Policy CP1Policy LP4
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 12Paragraph 15Paragraph 78Paragraph 79Paragraph 110Paragraph 112Paragraph 122
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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