®Planning appeal decision
32 Rainbow Lane, STANFORD-LE-HOPE, SS17 0AS
a new dwelling to the south of the existing property, No 32, including associated parking and amenity space
- Authority
- Thurrock Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Wood T
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether suitable mitigation has been ensured to prevent unacceptable effects on a protected site, in accordance with the Essex Coast Recreational Disturbance Avoidance and Mitigation Strategy
- The effects of the proposal on the character of the area
- The effects of the proposal on highway safety
What decided it
The failure to secure the required Essex Coast RAMS mitigation contribution, combined with unacceptable harm to the character of the area, meant the harm significantly and demonstrably outweighed the benefits even under the tilted balance.
The benefits of providing one new home were outweighed by considerable environmental harm in relation to likely harm to a protected site and to the character of the area, such that the proposal would give rise to harm which significantly and demonstrably outweighs its benefits when assessed against the policies in the Framework as a whole.
Framework references: 11
Plan policies cited: Policy CSTP19, Policy PMD2
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.