Bushwood Rectory Road, Weeley Heath, Clacton-on-Sea, CO16 9BL

Planning appeal 3319881 at Bushwood Rectory Road, Weeley Heath, Clacton-on-Sea, CO16 9BL (Tendring District Council) was dismissed on 30 January 2024 by Inspector Aqbal M, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would be in a suitable location for housing with regard to the development plan and the Framework.

proposed conversion of existing chicken shed (unused and previously part of working farm) into 123sqm 4 bedroom C3 dwelling

Authority: Tendring District Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Aqbal M
Postcode: CO16 9BL

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the proposal would be in a suitable location for housing with regard to the development plan and the Framework
Whether the proposed access arrangement would be acceptable with regard to highway safety

What decided it

The proposal would have an unacceptable impact on highway safety due to inadequate visibility splays and poor geometry of the existing access, which could not be clearly shown to provide safe vehicular access for an additional dwelling.

Although material considerations (modest scale, re-use of redundant building, housing supply, previous approval) justified a decision other than in accordance with the development plan on location, the unacceptable impact on highway safety was a clear reason for dismissal that outweighed these considerations.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy SP3Policy SP7Policy CP1
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 83Paragraph 84Paragraph 114Paragraph 115

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