Blue Barn Farm Cottages, Clacton Road, Elmstead, Essex, CO7 7DF

Planning appeal 3301724 at Blue Barn Farm Cottages, Clacton Road, Elmstead, Essex, CO7 7DF (Tendring District Council) was dismissed on 15 September 2023 by Inspector Wilson D, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the site is an appropriate location for the development proposed having regard to the development plan.

demolition of existing barn and erection of five dwellings with associated infrastructure

Authority: Tendring District Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Wilson D
Postcode: CO7 7DF

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

whether the site is an appropriate location for the development proposed having regard to the development plan
the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area

What decided it

The proposal conflicts with the spatial strategy in the up-to-date development plan by locating development outside the settlement boundary and would unacceptably harm the character and appearance of the area through the introduction of cramped, incongruous dwellings that would dominate views and erode the rural character.

The moderate benefits of housing delivery, economic and social benefits, and accessible location did not outweigh the harm to character and appearance and the conflict with the development plan.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy SP3 TDLP1Policy SPL1 TDLP2Policy SPL2 TDLP2Policy SP7 TDLP1Policy SPL3 TDLP2Policy LP4 TDLP2
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 12Paragraph 15Paragraph 130

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