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Dismissed6 March 20233287859

Land Rear of The Gables and The Towers, Clacton Road, Weeley Heath, Clacton-on-Sea, CO16 9EF

Planning appeal 3287859 at Land Rear of The Gables and The Towers, Clacton Road, Weeley Heath, Clacton-on-Sea, CO16 9EF (Tendring District Council) was dismissed on 6 March 2023 by Inspector Simpson L, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the site is a suitable location for the proposed development with particular regard to the Council's strategy for the location of new residential development.

Development of five detached self build or custom build houses

Authority
Tendring District Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Simpson L
Postcode
CO16 9EF

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the site is a suitable location for the proposed development with particular regard to the Council's strategy for the location of new residential development
  • The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area
  • The effect of the proposed development on protected species

What decided it

The significant and inevitable harm to the rural character and appearance of the area resulting from the site's location, combined with the failure to provide adequate ecological survey evidence to rule out adverse impacts on protected species, meant the proposal conflicted with the development plan taken as a whole.

The social and economic benefits of five dwellings and self-build provision were substantially outweighed by the significant harm to character and appearance and the unresolved risk of adverse impact on protected species.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
TDLP Section 1 Policy SP3TDLP Section 2 Policy SPL2TDLP Section 2 Policy SPL1TDLP Section 2 Policy LP7TDLP Section 2 Policy LP8TDLP Section 1 Policy SP7TDLP Section 2 Policy SPL3TDLP Section 2 Policy PPL4
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 130

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