19 Hugh Dickson Road, COLCHESTER, CO4 5DD

new semi detached two storey two bedroom residential building in the garden of 19 Hugh Dickson Road, Colchester and attached to the existing residential building that is 19 Hugh Dickson Road

Authority: Colchester Borough Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Shearing C

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
The effects on highway safety, with particular regard to parking provision

What decided it

The proposal would cause unacceptable harm to the character and appearance of the area through its visual prominence and cramped form at the road junction, conflicting with development plan policies on design quality and local character.

Plan policies cited: Policy SP7 of the LPS1, Policy DM15 of the LPS2, Policy DM22 of the LPS2, Policy HOU1 of the Myland and Braiswick Neighbourhood Plan 2016, Policy DPR1 of the Myland and Braiswick Neighbourhood Plan 2016

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Heritage. Listed buildings by grade and distance, conservation areas, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, heritage at risk.
Landscape and environment. Green belt, national parks and national landscapes, SSSIs, ancient woodland, SPA, SAC and Ramsar sites, nutrient catchments.
Flooding. Flood zones 2 and 3, surface water, and both again with climate change.
Transport. The 800 metre station catchment and service frequency, bus stops with their weekday frequency, the cycle network, and the Framework’s transport tests measured for the site.

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