Planning appeal decision
Land North of Lower Road, Layer Breton, Essex, CO2 0PX
Planning appeal 3297755 at Land North of Lower Road, Layer Breton, Essex, CO2 0PX (Colchester Borough Council) was dismissed on 28 March 2023 by Inspector White P, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Highway safety and efficiency.
the erection of an open fronted agricultural storage building
- Authority
- Colchester Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- agricultural · Minor general industry/storage/warehousing
- Inspector
- White P
- Postcode
- CO2 0PX
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Highway safety and efficiency
- The character and appearance of the area
What decided it
The development would harm highway safety and efficiency on Lower Road, a narrow single-track road unsuitable for additional traffic movements of large agricultural vehicles, and this harm outweighed the moderate benefits to the appellant's farming business.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Colchester Borough Local Plan 2013-2033 Section 1 (2021) Policy SP7CBLP2 Policy DM15CBLP2 Policy DM21CBLP2 Policy DM6CBLP2 Policy DM7
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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