Planning appeal decision
Land to Crown Lane , Tendring , CO16 0BH
Planning appeal 3319140 at Land to Crown Lane , Tendring , CO16 0BH (Tendring District Council) was dismissed on 12 March 2024 by Inspector Baxter C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the development would be suitably located.
one self build dwelling, access and landscaping
- Authority
- Tendring District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Baxter C
- Postcode
- CO16 0BH
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the development would be suitably located
- The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the surrounding area
- The effect of the proposal on highway safety with regards to access
- The effect of the proposal on the Hamford Water Special Area of Conservation (SAC), Special Protection Area (SPA) and Ramsar sites
What decided it
The proposal conflicted with the development plan on multiple grounds—unsuitable location outside settlement proximity thresholds, harmful effect on rural character, and unacceptable highway safety impacts—with no material considerations sufficient to outweigh these harms.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy LP7 of the Tendring District Local Plan Section 2 2022Policy SP3 of the Tendring District Local Plan Section 1 2021Policies PPL3 and SPL3 of the TDLP2CP2 and SPL3 of the TDLP2
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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The main issues, what decided it, the planning balance and the policies and judgments listed as cited are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro and are our summary, not the Inspector’s words; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.
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