®Planning appeal decision
Land Rear of Ancora , South Street, Bradwell On Sea, Essex, CM0 7QJ
Planning appeal 3341856 at Land Rear of Ancora , South Street, Bradwell On Sea, Essex, CM0 7QJ (Maldon District Council) was dismissed on 16 January 2025 by Inspector Shearing C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the site is suitably located for new housing, having regard to the Council's spatial strategy and the intrinsic character of the countryside.
erection of 9 retirement bungalows
- Authority
- Maldon District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Shearing C
- Postcode
- CM0 7QJ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the site is suitably located for new housing, having regard to the Council's spatial strategy and the intrinsic character of the countryside
- Effects on the Bradwell-on-Sea Conservation Area
- Effects on protected species
- Effects on highway safety
What decided it
The proposal's location outside the settlement boundary in countryside, combined with the quantum of dense development causing harm to the intrinsic character of the countryside and less than substantial harm to the conservation area setting, which would not be outweighed by the modest housing benefit of 9 homes.
The less than substantial harm to the setting of the conservation area and harm to the intrinsic character and beauty of the countryside would not be outweighed by the public benefits of 9 new homes and associated economic benefits, particularly given the Council's demonstrated five-year housing land supply.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy S1Policy S2Policy S8Policy D1Policy D3Policy N2Policy T2
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11
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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