Planning appeal decision
Eileen Cottage , Parsons Hill, Great Bromley, Essex, CO7 7JF
Planning appeal 3331774 at Eileen Cottage , Parsons Hill, Great Bromley, Essex, CO7 7JF (Tendring District Council) was dismissed on 16 July 2024 by Inspector Storey P, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposed development is in a suitable location for housing.
to erect a house within the grounds of the host house, involving the demolition of the existing garage and provision of 2 parking spaces on site
- Authority
- Tendring District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Storey P
- Postcode
- CO7 7JF
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposed development is in a suitable location for housing
What decided it
The site lies outside a defined Settlement Development Boundary in a predominantly rural location, and the development plan's overriding spatial objective to focus development within identified settlements is not outweighed by the limited contribution of a single dwelling to housing supply.
The limited contribution to housing supply from a single dwelling does not outweigh the harm to the Council's spatial approach to development and the conflict with the development plan's settlement hierarchy
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy SP3 of the Tendring District Local Plan 2013-2033 and Beyond, Section 1Policy SPL2 of the Tendring District Local Plan 2013-2033 and Beyond, Section 2Policy SPL1 of the Tendring District Local Plan 2013-2033 and Beyond, Section 2Policy SP1 of the Tendring District Local Plan 2013-2033 and Beyond, Section 1
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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