Land south west of Crockleford Grange, Bromley Road, Ardleigh, Essex, CO7 7SE

construction of 14 dwellings, new access, landscaping and associated works

Authority: Tendring District Council
Appeal type: major · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Major dwellings
Inspector: Smith D

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the proposed dwellings would be in a suitable location having regard to relevant development plan and emerging policies, including those relating to the Tendring Colchester Borders Garden Community
The effect of the proposed dwellings on the setting of the listed buildings adjoining Hill Farm House and on a non-designated heritage asset

What decided it

The proposal accords with the development plan as a suitable location for housing adjacent to a Strategic Urban Settlement, and there are no material considerations to outweigh that finding.

The modest conflict with emerging Neighbourhood Plan policies was outweighed by the overall acceptability of the site for new housing in accordance with the development plan strategy for growth adjacent to Colchester as a Strategic Urban Settlement.

Framework references: 11

Plan policies cited: Policy SPL1, Policy SPL2, Policy SP3, Policy SP8, Policy PPL9, Policy SPL3, Policy SP7, Policy SP2

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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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