®Planning appeal decision
Land Adjacent Ivydene, Scalby Road, SOUTHMINSTER, Essex, CM0 7BP
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
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
Framework references: 105, 124, 130, 69, 11
Plan policies cited: Policy S8, Policy S1, Policy T2, Policy D1, Policy H4
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.