7 Pingles Beacon Hill, Great Totham, Essex, CM8 3EA

a single detached dwelling consisting of four bedrooms and detached garage

Authority: Maldon District Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Harding C

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

the effect of the proposal upon the character and appearance of the area
whether the appeal site is an appropriate location for the proposal, including having regard to access to services and facilities
the effect of the proposal upon biodiversity and ecology

What decided it

The adverse impacts of harm to character and appearance, unsustainable location, and unassessed biodiversity risk significantly and demonstrably outweighed the modest housing supply benefit in the tilted balance assessment.

The modest housing contribution and limited economic benefits were significantly and demonstrably outweighed by harm to character and appearance, unsustainable location with reliance on private car travel, and unassessed biodiversity impacts, such that the presumption in favour of sustainable development did not apply.

Framework references: 11, 15, 60, 81

Plan policies cited: MDLP Policy S1, MDLP Policy S8, MDLP Policy D1, MDLP Policy D4, MDLP Policy H4, MDLP Policy N1, MDLP Policy N2, MDLP Policy T1, MDLP Policy T2, MDLP Policy I1, GTNP Policy GT01, GTNP Policy GT02, GTNP Policy GT05

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What an account adds

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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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