Planning appeal decision
9 Dumont Avenue, St. Osyth, Clacton-on-Sea, CO16 8JP
Planning appeal 3321011 at 9 Dumont Avenue, St. Osyth, Clacton-on-Sea, CO16 8JP (Tendring District Council) was dismissed on 24 January 2024 by Inspector Wright A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area.
alterations to existing house and erection of seven bespoke dwellings
- Authority
- Tendring District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Wright A
- Postcode
- CO16 8JP
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area
- whether this is an appropriate location for the proposal, having regard to Local Plan policies
What decided it
The proposal would harm the character and appearance of the area and represents an inappropriate location having regard to Local Plan policies, with no material considerations sufficient to outweigh the development plan conflict.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy SP7 of the North Essex Authorities' Shared Strategic Section 1 Plan 2021Policy SP3 of the North Essex Authorities' Shared Strategic Section 1 Plan 2021Policy SPL3 of the Tendring District Local Plan 2013-2033 and Beyond Section 2 2022Policy LP4 of the Tendring District Local Plan 2013-2033 and Beyond Section 2 2022Policy PPL3 of the Tendring District Local Plan 2013-2033 and Beyond Section 2 2022Policy LP8(f) of the Tendring District Local Plan 2013-2033 and Beyond Section 2 2022Policy LP7 of the Tendring District Local Plan 2013-2033 and Beyond Section 2 2022
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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