®Planning appeal decision
Land Adjacent Ivydene, Scalby Road, Southminster, Essex, CM0 7BP
Planning appeal 3313237 at Land Adjacent Ivydene, Scalby Road, Southminster, Essex, CM0 7BP (Maldon District Council) was dismissed on 13 October 2023 by Inspector Smith J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: 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.
construction of new detached single storey 4 bedroom bungalow with detached 2 bay garage with access driveway and parking/turning space together with new boundary fencing, external works and landscaping for private residential use
- Authority
- Maldon District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Smith J
- Postcode
- CM0 7BP
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 site's poor accessibility to services and facilities by sustainable modes of transport and the resulting conflict with the development plan's spatial strategy, combined with material harm to the area's rural character, outweighed the modest benefits of providing one additional dwelling.
the modest benefits of providing one additional dwelling were significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the harm associated with poor access to services and facilities by walking, cycling or public transport, harm to character and appearance, and conflict with the spatial strategy
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy S8Policy S1Policy T2Policy D1Policy H4
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 105Paragraph 124Paragraph 130Paragraph 69Paragraph 11
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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