®Planning appeal decision
Land Rear of Ancora , South Street, Bradwell On Sea, Essex, CM0 7QJ
erection of 9 retirement bungalows
- Authority
- Maldon District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Shearing C
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.
Framework references: 11
Plan policies cited: Policy S1, Policy S2, Policy S8, Policy D1, Policy D3, Policy N2, Policy T2
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.