®Planning appeal decision
20 High Street, MALDON, CM9 5PJ
described on the application form as the refurbishment and extension of historic high street building to create work unit and a 1 bedroom flat to ground floor and 2 no. 1 bedroom flats to first floor
- Authority
- Maldon District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Gilbert-Wooldridge T
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposed development on the provision of employment space
- the living conditions of future occupants of the development and existing occupiers at 18 High Street with regard to privacy, outlook, light, and private outdoor space
- protected European habitat sites
What decided it
The Council's inability to demonstrate a five-year housing land supply engaged the tilted balance in NPPF paragraph 11(d), and the significant heritage benefits of securing a long-term use for the Grade II listed building and carrying out repairs and enhancements outweighed the moderate adverse effects on living conditions.
The moderate adverse effects on living conditions were outweighed by the modest benefits of housing delivery and economic benefits, combined with significant heritage benefits from securing a long-term use for the listed building and carrying out repairs and enhancements, applying the presumption in favour of sustainable development under NPPF paragraph 11(d) due to the Council's inability to demonstrate a five-year housing land supply.
Framework references: 11, 57, 199
Plan policies cited: Policy E1, Policy E2, Policy D1, Policy S1, Policy S2, Policy S8, Policy I1
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.