®Planning appeal decision
8 Wilkin Drive, Tiptree, COLCHESTER, CO5 0QP
change of use from C3 dwelling house into C2 Young Persons Care Home. The existing converted garage will be used as an office for carers
- Authority
- Colchester Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- community-institutional · Change of use
- Inspector
- Smith J
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposed development on the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers, with particular regard to noise and disturbance relating to vehicle movements
- the effect of the proposed development on highway safety, with particular regard to the risk of conflict between pedestrians, cyclists and vehicles
- whether any harm would be outweighed by other material considerations, with particular regard to the effect of the proposal on the availability of residential care and support for young people
What decided it
The constrained parking layout and resulting inevitable vehicle movements would cause material harm to neighbouring living conditions and highway safety that outweighs the modest benefits of providing one additional residential care placement.
Plan policies cited: Policy SP7 of the North Essex Authorities' Shared Strategic Section 1 Plan, Policy DM15 of the Colchester Borough Local Plan 2017-2033 Section 2, Policy DM20 of the Colchester Borough Local Plan 2017-2033 Section 2, Policy DM21 of the Colchester Borough Local Plan 2017-2033 Section 2, Policy DM22 of the Colchester Borough Local Plan 2017-2033 Section 2, Essex County Council Parking Standards Supplementary Planning Document September 2009
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