Planning appeal decision
31 Harwich Road, Ardleigh, CO11 2LS
Planning appeal 3308530 at 31 Harwich Road, Ardleigh, CO11 2LS (Tendring District Council) was dismissed on 12 October 2023 by Inspector Wallace J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would be permitted development under Schedule 2, Part 3, Class Q of the GPDO having regard to transport and highways impacts (Paragraph Q.2(1)(a)).
application for prior approval for the conversion of two agricultural buildings into two dwellings
- Authority
- Tendring District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Wallace J
- Postcode
- CO11 2LS
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would be permitted development under Schedule 2, Part 3, Class Q of the GPDO having regard to transport and highways impacts (Paragraph Q.2(1)(a))
- Whether the proposal would be permitted development under Schedule 2, Part 3, Class Q of the GPDO having regard to contamination risks (Paragraph Q.2(1)(c))
- Whether the location or siting of the buildings make it otherwise impractical or undesirable for the buildings to change from agricultural use to Class C3 (Paragraph Q.2(1)(e))
What decided it
The proposed development would have an unacceptable transport and highways impact due to restricted visibility at the existing access, and would pose an unacceptable contamination risk due to the absence of any site investigation or assessment, failing to comply with paragraphs Q.2(1)(a) and Q.2(1)(c) of Class Q of the GPDO.
What the Inspector cited
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 110Paragraph 111Paragraph 174
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.
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