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Allowed17 May 20243316955

Red Lion The Street, East Bergholt, Colchester, CO7 6TB

Planning appeal 3316955 at Red Lion The Street, East Bergholt, Colchester, CO7 6TB (Babergh District Council) was allowed on 17 May 2024 by Inspector Catchpole R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the existing level of public parking provision within the village would be maintained.

the construction of 5 no. dwellings, storage building with two bed and breakfast rooms for the hotel and brasserie, public convenience building (following demolition of existing toilet block) and alterations to the car park

Authority
Babergh District Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Catchpole R
Postcode
CO7 6TB

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the existing level of public parking provision within the village would be maintained

What decided it

The proposal would maintain the existing level of public parking provision within the village despite a negligible loss in total car park area, thereby satisfying policy EB11 of the Neighbourhood Plan and paragraph 8 of the Framework.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy EB11Policy EB2Policy EB15Policy EB16Policy EB20Policy SP01
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 8Paragraph 56Paragraph 188

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