Planning appeal decision
Land at Colemans Bridge Industrial Estate, Colchester Rd, Witham, Essex, CM8 3HP
Planning appeal 3300298 at Land at Colemans Bridge Industrial Estate, Colchester Rd, Witham, Essex, CM8 3HP (Braintree District Council) was dismissed on 7 October 2022 by Inspector Lock H, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on amenity.
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- Authority
- Braintree District Council
- Appeal type
- commercial · Commercial Appeal Service (CAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- advertisement · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Lock H
- Postcode
- CM8 3HP
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposal on amenity
- The effect of the proposal on public safety
What decided it
The proposal would harm both visual amenity through its atypical scale and prominence in a location not dominated by large-scale signage, and public safety through potential distraction to drivers at a complex junction requiring particular care.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy LPP47Policy LPP52
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.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
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The main issues, what decided it, the planning balance and the policies and judgments listed as cited are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro and are our summary, not the Inspector’s words; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.
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