®Planning appeal decision
42 The Causeway, Maldon, Essex , CM9 4LJ
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
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.
Framework references: 11, 57, 173
Plan policies cited: Policy H4, Policy D1, Policy S5, Policy S1, Policy D5, Policy E2, Policy T2
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.