76 Belle View Rowhedge Road, Colchester, CO2 8EJ

Planning appeal 3322548 at 76 Belle View Rowhedge Road, Colchester, CO2 8EJ (Colchester Borough Council) was dismissed on 18 March 2024 by Inspector Sylvester G, 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.

the demolition of store building and erection of single dwelling

Authority: Colchester Borough Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Sylvester G
Postcode: CO2 8EJ

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area
Whether the proposed development would be in an appropriate location for new housing with particular regard to the Council's settlement strategy and the accessibility of services and facilities

What decided it

The proposal conflicts with the spatial strategy in S1LP Policy SP3 by locating housing outside and not adjoining a defined settlement, and causes harm to the character and appearance of the rural landscape contrary to S1LP Policy SP7 and S2LP Policies ENV1 and OV2, which harms outweigh the modest benefits.

The substantial conflict with the recently adopted development plan and the harm to the character and appearance of the rural landscape outweighed the modest economic, social and environmental benefits of the proposal.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: S1LP Policy SP1S1LP Policy SP3S1LP Policy SP7S2LP Policy ENV1S2LP Policy OV2S2LP Policy SG1
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 109
Judgments: Corbett v Cornwall Council and another [2022] EWCA Civ 1069

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