Land adjacent to Grange Farm Bungalow, Elmstead Market, CO7 7DF

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

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.

Framework references: 11, 12, 15, 78, 79, 110, 112, 122

Plan policies cited: Policy SP3, Policy SPL1, Policy SPL2, Policy SPL3, Policy SP6, Policy CP1, Policy LP4

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What an account adds

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Heritage. Listed buildings by grade and distance, conservation areas, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, heritage at risk.
Landscape and environment. Green belt, national parks and national landscapes, SSSIs, ancient woodland, SPA, SAC and Ramsar sites, nutrient catchments.
Flooding. Flood zones 2 and 3, surface water, and both again with climate change.
Transport. The 800 metre station catchment and service frequency, bus stops with their weekday frequency, the cycle network, and the Framework’s transport tests measured for the site.

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