®Planning appeal decision
Land West of Stanway Western Bypass and South of Church Lane , Stanway, , Colchester, Essex, CO3 8WD
Outline Planning Application with all Matters Reserved except Access, for the erection of a 72 Bed Care Home for the Elderly (C2 Use), along with 2.8 ha (7 acres) of New Public Open Space and the diversion of a Public Footpath
- Authority
- Colchester Borough Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Hearing
- Development
- community-institutional · Other Major Developments
- Inspector
- Housden S
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether or not the appeal site would be a suitable location for the proposal having regard to the development plan policies for the location of new development and the effect on the character and appearance of the area
- Whether or not there is a quantitative and/or qualitative need for C2 accommodation
- The effect of the proposed development on the provision of open space in the area
- Whether or not it would be necessary and reasonable to secure the provision of affordable housing, archaeological investigation, community facilities, sport and recreation, highways improvements, transport and sustainability and health services by means of a planning obligation
What decided it
The loss of 2 hectares of designated public open space, combined with the unresolved transport and sustainability contribution, which together conflicted with the development plan as a whole.
The benefits of meeting care home need, economic benefits, and neutral s106 contributions were outweighed by the significant weight attached to conflict with the development plan arising from the loss of open space and absence of a transport contribution.
Framework references: 63, 56
Plan policies cited: LPS1 Policy SP3, LPS1 Policy SG3, LPS2 Policy SG1, LPS2 Policy DM10, LPS2 Policy ENV1, LPS2 Policy OV2, LPS2 Policy DM17, LPS2 Policy WC2, LPS2 Policy PP1, LPS2 Policy DM2, LPS2 Policy SG7, LPS1 Policy SP6
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.