Brook Hall Cottages, Factory Hill, Tiptree, Essex, CO5 0RE

six detached bungalows, with associated access, layout, parking, amenity and landscaping

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

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the site is suitable for new housing, having regard to the accessibility to services and facilities
The effects on the setting of the Grade II listed building of Brook Hall
The effects of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area

What decided it

The proposal's poor accessibility to services and facilities, combined with significant harm to the setting of the listed building and the character and appearance of the countryside area, meant the benefits did not outweigh the substantial and long-lasting harm identified.

Framework references: 202

Plan policies cited: Policy SG1, Policy SG2, Policy SP3, Policy SP4, Policy OV2, Policy ENV1, Policy DM16, Policy DM15, Policy ENV2, Policy SP1

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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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