®Planning appeal decision
Auto Spares, Station Yard, Great Bentley Road, Thorrington, Essex, CO7 8HY
extension to existing metals recycling facility, including processing of end-of-life vehicles, new access, erection of new operational building, new internal road and turn area, parking and storage of vehicles & metals, landscaping, noise fencing, infrastructure and ancillary works
- Authority
- Essex County Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- minerals-waste · Change of use
- Inspector
- Wallace J
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed development on the landscape character of the area
- Whether the benefits of the proposed development would outweigh any harm having regard to the requirement to meet the future needs of the plan area for waste management facilities and the locational criteria for such uses
What decided it
The significant weight attached to compliance with the development plan in making adequate provision for managing waste in light of the identified shortfall over the plan period and the contribution made by the existing facility, combined with the localised and mitigable nature of landscape and visual impacts.
Framework references: 56
Plan policies cited: WLP Policy 1, WLP Policy 5, WLP Policy 6, WLP Policy 10, TDLP Policy PPL 3, TDLP Policy PP 7, TDLP Policy PP 13
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.