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Dismissed10 November 20233323856

Essex Police, W M I R, 35-39 London Road, Harlow, CM17 0DA

Planning appeal 3323856 at Essex Police, W M I R, 35-39 London Road, Harlow, CM17 0DA (Harlow District Council) was dismissed on 10 November 2023 by Inspector Nurser L, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposed development would provide satisfactory living conditions for its occupiers with particular regard to the quality of the outdoor amenity space.

Demolition of existing buildings and the erection of 31 Retirement Living apartments for older people (comprising 20 no 1 bed and 11 no 2 beds) including communal facilities, access, car parking and landscaping

Authority
Harlow District Council
Appeal type
major · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Hearing
Development
residential · Major dwellings
Inspector
Nurser L
Postcode
CM17 0DA

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the proposed development would provide satisfactory living conditions for its occupiers with particular regard to the quality of the outdoor amenity space
  • The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the local area
  • The effect of the development on the setting of nearby heritage assets, bearing in mind the special attention that should be paid to the desirability of preserving their setting

What decided it

The substantial public benefits of the scheme, including the need for older person's housing, did not outweigh the less than substantial harm to the setting of the Grade II listed Fawbert and Barnard's School and its Garden Wall.

the substantial public benefits, including the pressing need for older person's housing, did not outweigh the less than substantial harm to the setting of the listed buildings, which carried considerable importance and weight in the decision

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy PL1Policy PL2Policy PL12
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 124Paragraph 126Paragraph 130Paragraph 134Paragraph 197Paragraph 199Paragraph 200Paragraph 202

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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