Planning appeal decision
Land Between Fieldside and Eltone, Frating Road, Great Bromley, Colchester, CO7 7JW
Planning appeal 3292186 at Land Between Fieldside and Eltone, Frating Road, Great Bromley, Colchester, CO7 7JW (Tendring District Council) was allowed on 18 May 2023 by Inspector Simpson L, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the site is a suitable location with regard to the Council's strategy for the location of residential development and its access to services and facilities.
erection of 5no. dwellings (with access from the approved development of five dwellings adjacent)
- Authority
- Tendring District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Simpson L
- Postcode
- CO7 7JW
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the site is a suitable location with regard to the Council's strategy for the location of residential development and its access to services and facilities
- The effect of the proposed development on Special Protection Areas and Ramsar sites
- Whether the development necessitates the provision of open space
What decided it
The site's location adjoining the settlement boundary of Frating and the appropriateness of 5 dwellings as a scale of growth for a smaller rural settlement with good employment opportunities and accessible bus services, combined with proper mitigation of European Site impacts through the RAMS contribution.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- TDLP Section 1 Policy SP3TDLP Section 2 Policy SPL2TDLP Section 2 Policy SPL1TDLP Section 1 Policy SP2TDLP Section 2 Policy HP5
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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