®Planning appeal decision
Buildings Adjacent to Messing Park, Messing Park Farm House, Messing, COLCHESTER, CO5 9TG
Erection of 5 No. dwellinghouses
- Authority
- Colchester Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Chamberlain G
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would preserve the setting of Messing Park and the Stable and Grooms House, which are respectively Grade II* and Grade II listed buildings
- The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area
- The effect of the proposed development on community facilities and sport, open space and recreational facilities
What decided it
The moderate but permanent harm to the settings and significance of the Grade II* and Grade II listed buildings caused by the introduction of an overtly domestic residential incursion into a former parkland setting outweighed the limited public benefits of five new homes and modest economic gains.
Framework references: 202, 200
Plan policies cited: Policy DM16, Policy DM15, Policy SP6, Policy SP1, Policy SP3, Policy SP4, Policy SG1, Policy SG2, Policy OV2, Policy ENV1
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.