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Dismissed6 December 20223295313

Colchester Institute, Church Road, Clacton on Sea, Essex, CO15 6AP

Planning appeal 3295313 at Colchester Institute, Church Road, Clacton on Sea, Essex, CO15 6AP (Tendring District Council) was dismissed on 6 December 2022 by Inspector Board D, following an inquiry. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Clacton Seafront Conservation Area.

Demolition of existing buildings and redevelopment for retirement living accommodation for older people (sixty years of age and/or partner over fifty five years of age) comprising 61 retirement living apartments including communal facilities, access, car parking and landscaping

Authority
Tendring District Council
Appeal type
major · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Inquiry
Development
residential · Other Major Developments
Inspector
Board D
Postcode
CO15 6AP

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the proposal would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Clacton Seafront Conservation Area.

What decided it

The less than substantial harm to the character and appearance of the Clacton Seafront Conservation Area, caused by the poor execution of the proposed design, was not outweighed by the public benefits of the scheme.

the public benefits of the scheme, including housing delivery, specialist older persons housing, effective use of a previously developed site and regeneration, did not outweigh the less than substantial harm to the Clacton Seafront Conservation Area

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
PPL3PPL8(a)SP7LP1LP2LP5PP 14DI1SPL1SPL2CP1SPL 3 B (d)
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 56Paragraph 119Paragraph 124a

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