®Planning appeal decision
Land Adjacent to No. 56 Top Road, Top Road, Tolleshunt Knights, Essex, CM9 8EU
Planning appeal 3325960 at Land Adjacent to No. 56 Top Road, Top Road, Tolleshunt Knights, Essex, CM9 8EU (Maldon District Council) was dismissed on 14 December 2023 by Inspector Thandi B, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the appeal site is an appropriate location for new housing having regard to development plan and relevant national planning policies and the accessibility to services and facilities.
three new dwellings and landscaped proposals
- Authority
- Maldon District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Thandi B
- Postcode
- CM9 8EU
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the appeal site is an appropriate location for new housing having regard to development plan and relevant national planning policies and the accessibility to services and facilities
- The effect of the proposed development upon the character and appearance of the area
- The effect of the proposal upon the Blackwater Estuary Ramsar and Special Protection Area (SPA)
What decided it
The appeal site's location outside the settlement boundary in open countryside with poor accessibility to services and facilities, combined with significant adverse effects on character and appearance, conflicts with the development plan and these harms are not outweighed by the modest housing and environmental benefits.
The modest housing supply contribution, limited short-term employment, wildlife enhancements and social benefit of the Forest School were outweighed by the significant conflict with the development plan regarding unsustainable location and adverse effects on character and appearance
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy S8Policy S1Policy S2Policy D2Policy H4Policy T1Policy T2Policy D1Policy N1Policy N2Maldon District Design Guide (2017)
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 105
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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