®Planning appeal decision
Land North East of Wix Road adjacent Cedars and opposite Ivy Villa etc, Wix Road, Bradfield, Essex, CO11 2UX
the erection of 9 dwellings
- Authority
- Tendring District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Mileham P
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal is in a suitable location for new residential development having regard to local and national planning policy
- The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area
What decided it
The proposal's location outside the settlement development boundary and failure to accord with the spatial strategy set out in the recently adopted TDLPS2, combined with harm to the character and appearance of the area, meant the benefits of the development were insufficient to outweigh the identified harms and policy conflicts.
The benefits of economic activity during construction, social benefits from future occupiers using local services, and contribution to housing needs were insufficient to outweigh the harm to character and appearance and the conflict with the Development Plan when read as a whole.
Framework references: 11, 130, 174
Plan policies cited: Policy SP3 of the North Essex Authorities Shared Strategic Section 1 Plan (2021), Policy SPL1 of the TDLPS2, Policy SPL2 of the TDLPS2, Policy LP6 of the TDLPS2, Policy SP7 of the NEASSS1P, Policy PPL3 of the TDLPS2
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