Planning appeal decision
112 Wellesley Road, Clacton-on-Sea, CO15 3PT
Planning appeal 3332297 at 112 Wellesley Road, Clacton-on-Sea, CO15 3PT (Tendring District Council) was dismissed on 17 June 2025 by Inspector Brooker M, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the appeal scheme complies with the spatial strategy for the area, with particular regard to policy LP11.
proposed change of use from single dwellinghouse to house of accommodation for key healthcare workers
- Authority
- Tendring District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Brooker M
- Postcode
- CO15 3PT
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the appeal scheme complies with the spatial strategy for the area, with particular regard to policy LP11
What decided it
The appeal scheme would further increase the concentration of HMOs in the local area above the 10% threshold specified in Policy LP11, thereby failing to comply with the spatial strategy for the area.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy LP11Policy HP1Policy LP10
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.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
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The main issues, what decided it, the planning balance and the policies and judgments listed as cited are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro and are our summary, not the Inspector’s words; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.
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