®Planning appeal decision
Oaklands, Scalby Road, Southminster, CM0 7BP
demolition of existing buildings and erection of a single residential dwelling
- Authority
- Maldon District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Smith J
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposed development would provide a suitable location for housing, having regard to the Council's spatial strategy and accessibility to services and facilities
- the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
What decided it
The adverse impacts of granting permission—harm to character and appearance and poor access to services and facilities by sustainable transport modes—significantly and demonstrably outweighed the modest benefits, such that the proposal did not benefit from the presumption in favour of sustainable development.
the harm to character and appearance and poor access to services and facilities by walking, cycling or public transport, given significant weight, outweighed the modest benefits of providing one additional dwelling and self-build housing, resulting in dismissal
Framework references: 11, 69, 80, 105, 124, 130
Plan policies cited: Policy S1, Policy S8, Policy T2, Policy D1, Policy H4
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