®Planning appeal decision
Land Adjacent Two Village C Of E (V C) Primary School, Mayes Lane, Ramsey, Harwich, CO12 5EL
Planning appeal 3303051 at Land Adjacent Two Village C Of E (V C) Primary School, Mayes Lane, Ramsey, Harwich, CO12 5EL (Tendring District Council) was dismissed on 4 August 2023 by Inspector Fleming L, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effects of the proposed developments on the character and appearance of the area having particular regard to the landscape and the setting and significance of the Church (Appeals A and B).
Appeal A: erection of five bespoke self-build/custom built dwellings with outline permission and all matters reserved apart from access. Appeal B: provision of an additional car park for Two Village Primary School with 22 car parking spaces.
- Authority
- Tendring District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Fleming L
- Postcode
- CO12 5EU
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effects of the proposed developments on the character and appearance of the area having particular regard to the landscape and the setting and significance of the Church (Appeals A and B)
- highway safety (Appeal B)
What decided it
The less than substantial harm to the setting and significance of the Grade I listed Church, which carries great weight and is not outweighed by the public benefits of self-build housing, car parking provision, and economic benefits.
the significant weight attached to the delivery of self-build homes, the significant weight attached to the delivery of the car park, and the significant weight attached to economic benefits were outweighed by the great weight attached to harm to the Grade I listed Church and the harm to landscape and character and appearance
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy LP7Policy PPL3Policy PPL6Policy SP7
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 111Paragraph 199Paragraph 202
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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