®Planning appeal decision
Land Adjacent 5 Grange Road, Wickham Bishops, Witham, CM8 3LT
Planning appeal 3302136 at Land Adjacent 5 Grange Road, Wickham Bishops, Witham, CM8 3LT (Maldon District Council) was allowed on 26 January 2024 by Inspector Harding C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the appeal site is an appropriate location for the proposed development having regard to the spatial strategy of the development plan.
one self-build custom designed dwelling
- Authority
- Maldon District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Harding C
- Postcode
- CM8 3LT
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the appeal site is an appropriate location for the proposed development having regard to the spatial strategy of the development plan
- whether future occupiers of the proposal would be able to access services and facilities by means of sustainable travel
- the effect of the development upon the character and appearance of the area
- the effect of the proposal upon European Protected Sites
What decided it
The Council's inability to demonstrate a five-year housing land supply engaged the presumption in favour of sustainable development, which tilted the balance in favour of the proposal despite its conflict with the development plan's spatial strategy.
The harm from conflict with the Council's spatial strategy, afforded limited weight due to the five-year housing land supply shortfall, was outweighed by the moderate benefit of housing supply contribution and modest economic benefits, engaging the presumption in favour of sustainable development.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy S8Policy S1Policy H4Policy T2Policy D1Policy I1Policy N1Policy N2Policy WBen03
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 54Paragraph 56
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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