®Planning appeal decision
Foundry Yard, Hall Lane, Walton on the Naze, CO14 8HW
the redevelopment of a vacant commercial site with 3 x two bed houses and 9 x two bed apartments
- Authority
- Tendring District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Grierson E
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposed development on the provision of employment land within the district
- whether the Foundry building within the appeal site is a non-designated heritage asset and, if so, the effect of the proposed development on the significance of this
- whether the proposed development would make an appropriate contribution to community facilities
What decided it
The unjustified loss of employment land contrary to Policy PP6, combined with harm to a non-designated heritage asset, outweighed the moderate benefit of providing housing on brownfield land.
The benefits of providing 11 dwellings on previously developed land within a settlement were given only moderate weight and did not outweigh the conflict with the development plan and the harm to the non-designated heritage asset.
Framework references: 209, 124
Plan policies cited: Policy PP6, Policy HP5, Policy DI1
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.