®Planning appeal decision
Land Adjacent to Oaklands, Kelvedon Road , Great Totham, Essex, CM8 3LZ
the erection of four dwelling houses and associated garages and alterations and extension of the existing access
- Authority
- Maldon District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Kemmann-Lane T
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The suitability of the site for residential development in terms of the effect on the rural character and appearance of the area
What decided it
The lack of a five-year housing land supply and the tilted balance under NPPF paragraph 11, combined with the site's sustainable location and positive assessment by the council's own Site Information and Assessment, outweigh the small amount of harm to rural character and appearance.
The small amount of harm to the rural character and appearance of the area is outweighed by the sustainable credentials of the proposal, the lack of a five-year housing land supply, and the presumption in favour of sustainable development
Framework references: 11
Plan policies cited: Policy S8, Policy D1, Policy H4
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.