Planning appeal decision
19 Vint Crescent, Colchester, Essex, CO3 3QQ
Planning appeal 3330142 at 19 Vint Crescent, Colchester, Essex, CO3 3QQ (Colchester Borough Council) was dismissed on 28 February 2024 by Inspector Bell-Williamson J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Colchester Conservation Area 2 in which the appeal property, which is part of a group of locally listed buildings, is located.
new vehicular crossing and off road parking space
- Authority
- Colchester Borough Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Bell-Williamson J
- Postcode
- CO3 3QQ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Colchester Conservation Area 2 in which the appeal property, which is part of a group of locally listed buildings, is located
What decided it
The harm to the character and appearance of the conservation area and locally listed buildings, though less than substantial, could not be outweighed by the limited public benefits of private parking convenience.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- SP7ENV1DM13DM15DM16
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 205Paragraph 208
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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