®Planning appeal decision
Land known as The Vines, The Quay, Wivenhoe, Colchester, CO7 9BT
without the benefit of planning permission, the erection of a wooden boat shed and wooden fence to foreshore garden. (for the avoidance of doubt this is the wood boat shed and wooden fence in the photographs attached to this notice) ("The Activity")
- Authority
- Colchester Borough Council
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Dyer S
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the shed and the fence on the front boundary on the character and appearance of the local area bearing in mind the special attention that should be paid to the desirability of preserving the setting of The Vines which is a Grade II listed building and the extent to which the shed and fence would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Wivenhoe Quay Conservation Area
What decided it
The shed and front boundary fence fail to preserve the special interest of the listed buildings and the significance of the conservation area, and no public benefits are demonstrated to outweigh the considerable heritage harm identified.
Framework references: 197, 199, 200, 202
Plan policies cited: ENV1, UR2, DP1, DP14, SP7, WIV12
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