Land at the back of 233 Greenstead Road (Also known as 233D Greenstead Road), Colchester, CO1 2SL

Authority: Colchester Borough Council
Appeal type: enforcement · Enforcement Notice
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Householder developments
Inspector: Ghafoor A

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the alleged breach is immune from enforcement action due to the passage of time (Ground d)
Whether planning permission should be granted for the development (Ground a)
Whether the requirements of the enforcement notice are excessive (Ground f)
Whether the period for compliance is reasonable (Ground g)

What decided it

The development materially harms the character and appearance of the locality and provides unsuitable residential accommodation with inadequate daylight, outlook and private amenity space, conflicting with local plan policies and NPPF principles of sustainable development.

Plan policies cited: Policy DM15, Policy SP7, Policy DM12, Policy ENV5, Policy SP2, Policy ENV1

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What an account adds

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Heritage. Listed buildings by grade and distance, conservation areas, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, heritage at risk.
Landscape and environment. Green belt, national parks and national landscapes, SSSIs, ancient woodland, SPA, SAC and Ramsar sites, nutrient catchments.
Flooding. Flood zones 2 and 3, surface water, and both again with climate change.
Transport. The 800 metre station catchment and service frequency, bus stops with their weekday frequency, the cycle network, and the Framework’s transport tests measured for the site.

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