Colne Valley Golf Club, Station Road, Earls Colne, Colchester, Essex, CO6 2LT

Planning appeal 3313077 at Colne Valley Golf Club, Station Road, Earls Colne, Colchester, Essex, CO6 2LT (Braintree District Council) was dismissed on 21 September 2023 by Inspector Dade E, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposed development would be in a suitable location having particular regard to the local development strategy and whether there is an essential functional need for a rural worker dwelling.

installation of 32' x 12' temporary static mobile home to provide on-site Head Green Keepers accommodation

Authority: Braintree District Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Dade E
Postcode: CO6 2LT

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

whether the proposed development would be in a suitable location having particular regard to the local development strategy and whether there is an essential functional need for a rural worker dwelling
whether the proposed development would provide adequate living conditions for future occupiers, with particular regard to outlook, amenity space, noise disturbance and odour

What decided it

The proposal fails to demonstrate an essential functional need for a rural worker dwelling as required by Policy LPP38 and NPPF paragraph 80, and would not provide adequate living conditions for future occupants.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy LPP1Policy LPP38Policy LPP47Policy LPP52
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 80Paragraph 130

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