42 The Causeway, Maldon, Essex , CM9 4LJ

Planning appeal 3321070 at 42 The Causeway, Maldon, Essex , CM9 4LJ (Maldon District Council) was dismissed on 20 March 2024 by Inspector McCreery D, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Character and appearance.

two storey building to provide office (Use Class E(g)(i)) at ground floor and one bedroomed flat at first floor level with associated parking and garden area

Authority: Maldon District Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: mixed-use · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: McCreery D
Postcode: CM9 4LJ

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Character and appearance
Flood risk
Town centre impact
Highways, specifically parking provision

What decided it

The failure to demonstrate compliance with the sequential test for flood risk, combined with the harmful effects on character and appearance and the absence of sequential testing for town centre impacts, meant the proposal conflicted with the development plan as a whole with no material considerations to outweigh this.

The modest contribution to housing supply and effective use of land were outweighed by the harmful effects on character and appearance, the failure to satisfy the sequential test for flood risk, and the absence of sequential testing for town centre impacts, with no material considerations indicating a decision other than in accordance with the development plan.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy H4Policy D1Policy S5Policy S1Policy D5Policy E2Policy T2
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 11Paragraph 57Paragraph 173

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