®Planning appeal decision
Allowed8 May 20243328628
Scatterbrook Farm, Workshop, Rectory Lane, Latchingdon, Essex, CM3 6HB
erection of warehouse
- Authority
- Maldon District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- employment-industrial · Minor general industry/storage/warehousing
- Inspector
- Bowyer J
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the development would be in a suitable location having regard to its location in the countryside and relevant development plan policies, including: (i) the accessibility of the site; (ii) the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area; and (iii) the effect of the proposal on the living conditions of occupiers of the dwelling at Scatterbrook Farm
What decided it
The economic benefits of supporting the expansion of an existing rural business and the modest harm from reliance on private vehicles, combined with the development's acceptable design and landscape integration, outweighed the conflict with sustainable transport policies.
Framework references: 11
Plan policies cited: Policy S8, Policy E1, Policy S1, Policy T2, Policy D1, Policy E4
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