®Planning appeal decision
32 Rainbow Lane, Stanford-Le-Hope, SS17 0AS
Planning appeal 3330055 at 32 Rainbow Lane, Stanford-Le-Hope, SS17 0AS (Thurrock Borough Council) was dismissed on 18 April 2024 by Inspector Wood T, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: 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.
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
- Postcode
- SS17 0AS
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.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy CSTP19Policy PMD2
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11
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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