Langenhoe Hall Hall Lane, Langenhoe, COLCHESTER, CO5 7NA

a new MoT station and vehicle workshop, with electric charging stations in the car park

Authority: Colchester Borough Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: employment-industrial · Minor retail and services
Inspector: White P

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

The suitability of the location for the proposed use, with particular regard to its location in the Coastal Protection Belt (CPB), its accessibility, and the character of the area
The effect of the development on highway safety and efficiency

What decided it

The development would conflict with the development plan spatial strategy by locating a large employment use requiring no coastal location in the Coastal Protection Belt in a poorly accessible rural location, and would harm highway safety on an inadequate narrow lane.

Framework references: 85, 110, 111

Plan policies cited: CBLP1 Policy SP3, CBLP2 Policy ENV1, CBLP2 Policy ENV2, CBLP2 Policy SG1, CBLP2 Policy SG3, CBLP2 Policy DM6, CBLP2 Policy DM21, CBLP2 Policy DM22

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Heritage. Listed buildings by grade and distance, conservation areas, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, heritage at risk.
Landscape and environment. Green belt, national parks and national landscapes, SSSIs, ancient woodland, SPA, SAC and Ramsar sites, nutrient catchments.
Flooding. Flood zones 2 and 3, surface water, and both again with climate change.
Transport. The 800 metre station catchment and service frequency, bus stops with their weekday frequency, the cycle network, and the Framework’s transport tests measured for the site.

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