Streamlines Dyers Road, Stanway, COLCHESTER, CO3 0LH

residential development in front garden. One 4 bedroom dwelling

Authority: Colchester Borough Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Pannell G

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

the effect of the development on the Colne Estuary SPA and Ramsar site, Blackwater Estuary SPA and Ramsar site, Dengie SPA and Ramsar site, Stour and Orwell Estuaries SPA and Ramsar site (south shore) and Essex Estuaries SAC
the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area, with particular reference to trees
whether the proposed development would provide acceptable living conditions for future occupants, with regard to amenity space

What decided it

The absence of a signed Unilateral Undertaking to secure the required RAMS mitigation contribution meant the development would have an adverse effect on the integrity of the SPAs and SAC, conflicting with the development plan with no other considerations to outweigh this conflict.

Plan policies cited: ENV1, SG7, DM15, DM19, SP6

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Heritage. Listed buildings by grade and distance, conservation areas, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, heritage at risk.
Landscape and environment. Green belt, national parks and national landscapes, SSSIs, ancient woodland, SPA, SAC and Ramsar sites, nutrient catchments.
Flooding. Flood zones 2 and 3, surface water, and both again with climate change.
Transport. The 800 metre station catchment and service frequency, bus stops with their weekday frequency, the cycle network, and the Framework’s transport tests measured for the site.

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