Planning appeal decision
Hillside Cottage, Colchester Road, Great Wigborough, Essex, CO5 7RS
Planning appeal 3338611 at Hillside Cottage, Colchester Road, Great Wigborough, Essex, CO5 7RS (Colchester Borough Council) was dismissed on 14 August 2024 by Inspector Jarvis P, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect on the character and appearance of the area.
Single storey outbuilding for storage of vehicles and equipment and for use ancillary to the residential use of the property
- Authority
- Colchester Borough Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Jarvis P
- Postcode
- CO5 7RS
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect on the character and appearance of the area
What decided it
The proposed building would be unduly large and intrusive in this open countryside location with a domestic appearance inappropriate to its functional use, thereby harming the character and appearance of the area.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
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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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