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Land Known As The Vines, The Quay, Wivenhoe, Colchester, CO7 9BT
Planning appeal 3289279 at Land Known As The Vines, The Quay, Wivenhoe, Colchester, CO7 9BT (Colchester Borough Council) was allowed in part (a split decision) on 11 July 2022 by Inspector Dyer S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: 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.
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
- Postcode
- CO7 9BT
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.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- ENV1UR2DP1DP14SP7WIV12
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 197Paragraph 199Paragraph 200Paragraph 202
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.
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