Dovercourt Haven Caravan Park, Low Road, Dovercourt, Essex, CO12 3TZ

Planning appeal 3330616 at Dovercourt Haven Caravan Park, Low Road, Dovercourt, Essex, CO12 3TZ (Tendring District Council) was dismissed on 24 June 2024 by Inspector Moulton E, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposed development would result in the loss of safeguarded open space and its effect on the character and appearance of the surrounding area.

proposed extension to Dovercourt Holiday Park to provide for the siting of 35 static and lodge-style holiday caravans together with environmental improvements

Authority: Tendring District Council
Appeal type: major · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: leisure-sport · Other Major Developments
Inspector: Moulton E
Postcode: CO12 3TZ

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the proposed development would result in the loss of safeguarded open space and its effect on the character and appearance of the surrounding area

What decided it

The proposal would result in the loss of safeguarded open space and fail to meet the criteria of Policy HP4, as the proposed replacement nature reserve would itself be within the designated SOS and would reduce its overall size, while the development would materially undermine the amenity value of the SOS by eroding its natural and semi-natural greenspace character.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy HP4Policy SP7Policy PPL3Policy SPL3Policy PP11Policy PP8
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 103Paragraph 135Paragraph 180Paragraph 84Paragraph 145

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