®Planning appeal decision
Land South of Cooks Hall Road, West Bergholt, Colchester, CO6 3EX
Planning appeal 3288300 at Land South of Cooks Hall Road, West Bergholt, Colchester, CO6 3EX (Colchester Borough Council) was dismissed on 14 February 2023 by Inspector Smith D, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposed development would be in a suitable location having regard to relevant development plan policies and the accessibility of services and facilities by sustainable transport modes.
erection of a single dwelling
- Authority
- Colchester Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Smith D
- Postcode
- CO6 3EX
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposed development would be in a suitable location having regard to relevant development plan policies and the accessibility of services and facilities by sustainable transport modes
What decided it
The site's location 160m outside the settlement boundary in open countryside, clearly separate from the defined settlement, conflicts with the development plan spatial strategy requiring development to be adjoining existing settlements.
The modest contribution to housing supply and the specific housing needs of retired people did not outweigh the harm caused by undermining the spatial strategy for Colchester through locating development in the countryside outside the settlement boundary.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy SP3Policy SG1Policy SS15Policy PP9Policy DM21
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 80
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
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