®Planning appeal decision
Bushwood Rectory Road, Weeley Heath, CLACTON-ON-SEA, CO16 9BL
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
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.
Framework references: 83, 84, 114, 115
Plan policies cited: Policy SP3, Policy SP7, Policy CP1
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.