Planning appeal decision
5 Sheppard Close, Clacton-on-Sea, CO16 8YA
Planning appeal 3313811 at 5 Sheppard Close, Clacton-on-Sea, CO16 8YA (Tendring District Council) was dismissed on 27 March 2024 by Inspector Dyer I, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effects of the proposal on the character and appearance of the local area bearing in mind the special attention that should be paid to the desirability of preserving the setting of the nearby Grade II* listed building, Cann Hall.
proposed 1 new dwelling
- Authority
- Tendring District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Dyer I
- Postcode
- CO16 8YA
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effects of the proposal on the character and appearance of the local area bearing in mind the special attention that should be paid to the desirability of preserving the setting of the nearby Grade II* listed building, Cann Hall
- the effects of the proposal on a European Protected Site
What decided it
The proposal would cause harm to the integrity and condition of the European Protected Site that could not be adequately mitigated, and this harm outweighed the limited housing benefits.
the significant harm to the European Protected Site and its integrity outweighed the limited benefits of providing a single dwelling in an area with over six and a half years of housing land supply
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy SP7 of Section 1Policy PPL9 of Section 2Policy SP2
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 206Paragraph 70Paragraph 186
- Judgments
- Court of Justice of the European Union ruling on Appropriate Assessment
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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