Planning appeal decision
Land to the Rear of - 164 St Osyth Road, Clacton-on-Sea, Essex, CO15 3HA
Planning appeal 3315143 at Land to the Rear of - 164 St Osyth Road, Clacton-on-Sea, Essex, CO15 3HA (Tendring District Council) was dismissed on 15 December 2023 by Inspector Caines A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area.
a 2-Bed dwelling
- Authority
- Tendring District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Caines A
- Postcode
- CO15 3HA
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area
- the effect of the development on the living conditions of the occupiers of 162 and 164 St Osyth Road with regards to outlook and privacy
- whether the development makes satisfactory provision for garden space
- the effect on highway safety with regards to parking provision
- the effect of the development on the integrity of designated sites of nature conservation
What decided it
The cumulative effect of harm to character and appearance, neighbour amenity, highway safety, and failure to secure nature conservation mitigation, combined with the development plan conflicts, outweighed the modest housing benefit.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy SP7Policy SP2Policy SPL3Policy LP4Policy PPL4
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 130
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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