Planning appeal decision
2 Springwood Close, Latchingdon, Chelmsford, CM3 6YJ
Planning appeal 3337592 at 2 Springwood Close, Latchingdon, Chelmsford, CM3 6YJ (Maldon District Council) was allowed on 18 October 2024 by Inspector Dring G, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether condition 3 is reasonable and necessary in the interests of the character and appearance of the area.
Erection of detached garage
- Authority
- Maldon District Council
- Appeal type
- other · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Unknown
- Inspector
- Dring G
- Postcode
- CM3 6YJ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether condition 3 is reasonable and necessary in the interests of the character and appearance of the area
What decided it
The garage had already been constructed using materials that matched the approved palette of the wider scheme and host dwelling, making the condition neither necessary nor reasonable.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy D1Policy H4
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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