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

Planning appeal 3284046 at Land at Bates Road, Quayside Industrial Estate, Maldon, CM9 5FA (Maldon District Council) was dismissed on 7 December 2022 by Inspector Thompson P, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: 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.

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
Postcode: CM9 5FA

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.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy D5Policy S1Policy D1Policy D2
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 130Paragraph 167Paragraph 174Paragraph 185

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