®Planning appeal decision
The Willows, Foundry Lane, Copford, COLCHESTER, CO6 1BH
demolition of existing property and structures and erection of 3 no. new dwellings (2 nett additional) with parking and private amenity space
- Authority
- Colchester Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Philpott M
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the site is an appropriate location for housing, with particular regard to the Council's spatial strategy and the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the site and the surrounding area
- the effect of the proposal on ecology, with particular regard to protected species and biodiversity net gain
What decided it
The proposal conflicts with the development plan spatial strategy due to harm to character and appearance, and fails to demonstrate that protected species would not be harmed and that biodiversity net gain would be achieved, with limited housing benefits insufficient to outweigh these conflicts.
Framework references: 83
Plan policies cited: Policy SP3, Policy SP7, Policy SP1, Policy SP4, Policy SG1, Policy SG2, Policy OV2, Policy ENV1, Policy DM15, Policy CE1
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.