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Dismissed23 January 20243324967

Row Farm, Church Road, LayerdelaHaye, CO2 0EU

Planning appeal 3324967 at Row Farm, Church Road, LayerdelaHaye, CO2 0EU (Colchester Borough Council) was dismissed on 23 January 2024 by Inspector Wallis D, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the development upon the character and appearance of the area.

the erection of two self-build bespoke designed dwellings in lieu of application 221450 for the conversion of three agricultural buildings into two dwellings

Authority
Colchester Borough Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Wallis D
Postcode
CO2 0EU

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • the effect of the development upon the character and appearance of the area
  • potential non-designated heritage assets
  • the Colne Estuary Special Protection Area (SPA) and Ramsar, the Blackwater Estuary SPA and Ramsar, the Dengie SPA and Ramsar, the Stour and Orwell Estuaries SPA and Ramsar and the Essex Estuaries Special Area of Conservation (SAC)

What decided it

The proposal would cause unacceptable harm to the character and appearance of the rural area and would result in the irreversible loss of non-designated heritage assets, conflicting with the development plan with no material considerations of sufficient weight to outweigh this harm.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
DM15ENV1SP7DM16SP2

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