®Planning appeal decision
Crown Lodge Crown Road, Cold Norton, Chelmsford, Essex, CM3 6JF
Planning appeal 3334253 at Crown Lodge Crown Road, Cold Norton, Chelmsford, Essex, CM3 6JF (Maldon District Council) was dismissed on 5 August 2024 by Inspector Philpott M, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the site is an appropriate location for housing, having regard to the Council's spatial strategy including the character and appearance of the site and the surrounding area.
outline planning application with all matters reserved apart from access, for residential development (up to 14 dwellings), vehicle circulation and parking, hard and soft landscaping and associated development
- Authority
- Maldon District Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Philpott M
- Postcode
- CM3 6JF
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the site is an appropriate location for housing, having regard to the Council's spatial strategy including the character and appearance of the site and the surrounding area
- whether the proposal would make satisfactory provision for surface water drainage
What decided it
The significant harm to the character and appearance of the site and surrounding area arising from the replacement of the site's open and spacious rural qualities with a dense, suburban-feeling development outweighed the moderate benefits of housing delivery and affordable housing provision.
the moderate benefits of the development, including housing delivery, affordable housing provision, and safety improvements, did not outweigh the significant harm to the character and appearance of the site and the surrounding area and the consequent conflict with the development plan
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy S1Policy S2Policy S8Policy D1Policy D5Policy H4
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 83Paragraph 109Paragraph 135Paragraph 180Paragraph 225
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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