®Planning appeal decision
South Side of Mill Lane, Ickleton, Saffron Walden , Essex, CB10 1FN
the change of use from previously permitted B8 storage facility to a recycled aggregate production facility. The site has existing hardstanding which would remain in place and be utilised by the proposed facility, along with two agricultural buildings, which would also be retained and be used by the p roposed facility. The site has an existing access road off the B1383 which will be used as access and egress from the site. On site parking will be provided for up to 5 x HGV’s. Appeal C: APP/Z1585/W/22/3319411 Boro Farm, Newmarket Road, Great Chesterford, Saffron Walden, Essex CB10
- Authority
- Essex County Council
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Hearing
- Development
- minerals-waste · Change of use
- Inspector
- Higenbottam H
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the development is justified at this location given the provision of the development plan and the need for the facility
- The effect of the development on the living conditions of nearby occupiers with particular regard to noise, dust and light spill
- The effect of the development on biodiversity
What decided it
The appellant's failure to justify why the unallocated appeal site was at least as suitable as allocated sites or Areas of Search under the Waste Local Plan, combined with unresolved harm to residential living conditions and biodiversity, outweighed the benefits of additional waste capacity and employment.
the significant benefits of additional employment and recycling capacity did not outweigh the harm to residential amenity, biodiversity and the character and appearance of the area, so the development conflicted with the development plan as a whole
Plan policies cited: WLP Policy 1, WLP Policy 3, WLP Policy 4, WLP Policy 6, MLP Policy S5, ULP Policy S7, ULP Policy GEN4, ULP Policy GEN7, ULP Policy ENV8, ULP Policy ENV13
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