Planning appeal decision
White Cross Lodge, Back Lane, Great Oakley, Harwich, CO12 5AR
Planning appeal 3315589 at White Cross Lodge, Back Lane, Great Oakley, Harwich, CO12 5AR (Tendring District Council) was dismissed on 19 May 2023 by Inspector Lock H, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the appeal property and the street scene.
New garage
- Authority
- Tendring District Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Lock H
- Postcode
- CO12 5AR
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the appeal property and the street scene
- the heritage assets of Great Oakley Conservation Area and the setting of Grade II listed Florence Cottage
What decided it
The harm to the character and appearance of the conservation area and the setting of the listed building, assessed as less than substantial but not outweighed by the private benefit of secure parking, was decisive.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Section 1 Local Plan Policy SP7Section 2 Local Plan Policy SPL3Section 2 Local Plan Policy PPL8Section 2 Local Plan Policy PPL9
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 130Paragraph 197Paragraph 202
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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