Land at Bates Road, Quayside Industrial Estate, Maldon, CM9 5FA

construction of open sided storage barn (resubmission of 20/00388/FUL)

Authority: Maldon District Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: employment-industrial · Minor general industry/storage/warehousing
Inspector: Thompson P

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

whether the proposal would comply with local and national planning policy which seeks to steer new development away from areas at the highest risk of flooding
whether surface water drainage for the proposed development could be made available without increasing the risk of surface water flooding within the site or elsewhere
the effect of the proposed development on the living conditions of nearby residents, with regard to noise and disturbance

What decided it

The proposal's location in Flood Zone 3b and failure to satisfy the Sequential Test, which seeks to steer new development away from areas at the highest risk of flooding, constitutes a matter of considerable weight against the grant of planning permission that outweighs the stated benefits.

Framework references: 130, 167, 174, 185

Plan policies cited: Policy D5, Policy S1, Policy D1, Policy D2

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Heritage. Listed buildings by grade and distance, conservation areas, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, heritage at risk.
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Flooding. Flood zones 2 and 3, surface water, and both again with climate change.
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