Planning appeal decision
Site Adjacent to Nuestra Casa, Wrabness Road, Ramsey, Harwich, Essex, CO12 5HG
Planning appeal 3322089 at Site Adjacent to Nuestra Casa, Wrabness Road, Ramsey, Harwich, Essex, CO12 5HG (Tendring District Council) was dismissed on 15 February 2024 by Inspector Russell M, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the appeal site is sustainably located having regard to the requirements of the development plan and the Framework.
detached dwelling & garage/cartlodge
- Authority
- Tendring District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Russell M
- Postcode
- CO12 5HG
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the appeal site is sustainably located having regard to the requirements of the development plan and the Framework
- the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
- whether the proposal would be acceptable in terms of flood risk having regard to local and national policy
What decided it
The proposal's location within the Coastal Protection Belt without a compelling functional or operational requirement, combined with failure to pass the sequential flood risk test, means it conflicts with the up-to-date development plan and cannot be permitted.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy SP 1Policy SP 3Policy SPL 1Policy SPL 2Policy PPL 2Policy PPL 1Policy SP 7Policy LP7
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 12Paragraph 165Paragraph 168Paragraph 177
- Judgments
- Holborn Studios Ltd v The Council of the London Borough of Hackney [2017] EWHC 2823 (Admin)
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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