Planning appeal decision
The Gables and The Towers, Clacton Road, Weeley Heath, Clacton-on-Sea, CO16 9EF
Planning appeal 3338036 at The Gables and The Towers, Clacton Road, Weeley Heath, Clacton-on-Sea, CO16 9EF (Tendring District Council) was allowed on 23 December 2024 by Inspector Robbie K, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area.
the development of five detached houses
- Authority
- Tendring District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Robbie K
- Postcode
- CO16 9EF
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area
- The effect of the development on the integrity of the Essex Coast European Protected Sites
What decided it
The proposal would not adversely affect the character and appearance of the area and the financial contribution to the RAMS would ensure no harm to the integrity of the European Protected Sites.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- LPS1 Policy SP7LPS2 Policy SPL3LPS2 Policy LP4LPS2 Policy LP8LPS2 Policy PPL4
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 186
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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