Planning appeal decision
Lilac Cottage The Heath, Tendring, Clacton-on-Sea, CO16 0DA
Planning appeal 3306779 at Lilac Cottage The Heath, Tendring, Clacton-on-Sea, CO16 0DA (Tendring District Council) was dismissed on 10 March 2023 by Inspector Bell-Williamson J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The suitability of the location for the proposed dwelling, with particular regard to development plan policies concerned with development in the countryside.
the erection of one self-build bespoke designed dwelling
- Authority
- Tendring District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Bell-Williamson J
- Postcode
- CO16 0DA
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The suitability of the location for the proposed dwelling, with particular regard to development plan policies concerned with development in the countryside
- The effect on the character and appearance of the appeal site and the surrounding area
What decided it
The proposal is not supported by Policy LP7 as it involves a self-build dwelling in an unsustainable location outside the settlement boundary of a Smaller Rural Settlement, and it would cause unacceptable harm to character and appearance by extending built development into open countryside.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy SPL1Policy SPL2Policy LP7Policy SP7Policy PPL3
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 2
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.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
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