Tocia Chappel Road, Great Tey, Colchester, CO6 1JW

Planning appeal 3294439 at Tocia Chappel Road, Great Tey, Colchester, CO6 1JW (Colchester Borough Council) was dismissed on 7 July 2022 by Inspector Bell-Williamson J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposed annexe would be an appropriate form of development in this location, with particular regard to whether it would be tantamount to the creation of a new dwelling and its effect on the character and appearance of the appeal site and surrounding area.

‘convert the existing garage to ancillary accommodation to the main building (annexe). The proposals include omitting, enlarging existing fenestration to the existing building and adding new windows and door’

Authority: Colchester Borough Council
Appeal type: householder · Householder (HAS)
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Householder developments
Inspector: Bell-Williamson J
Postcode: CO6 1JW

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the proposed annexe would be an appropriate form of development in this location, with particular regard to whether it would be tantamount to the creation of a new dwelling and its effect on the character and appearance of the appeal site and surrounding area

What decided it

The proposed annexe would result in unacceptably harmful effects on the character and appearance of the appeal site and surrounding area due to its position outside the settlement boundary in the countryside and the intensity of residential use created by two ancillary buildings in close proximity, contrary to Policies DP13 and DM13.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy DP13Policy DM13
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 48

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