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Dismissed11 December 20243342836

Land at 82 Jaywick Lane, Clacton-on-Sea, CO16 8BB

Planning appeal 3342836 at Land at 82 Jaywick Lane, Clacton-on-Sea, CO16 8BB (Tendring District Council) was dismissed on 11 December 2024 by Inspector Hughes L, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area.

Erection of 9 bungalows with associated access, car parking, landscaping and other associated development

Authority
Tendring District Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Hughes L
Postcode
CO16 8BB

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area
  • whether the proposed development should provide for affordable housing

What decided it

The combined effect of moderate harm to character and appearance and significant harm from the failure to provide affordable housing outweighed the moderate benefits of housing supply and local economic and social benefits.

moderate weight to housing supply contribution and local economic and social benefits, minor weight to biodiversity benefits and fallback position, against moderate weight to harm to character and appearance and significant weight to lack of affordable housing provision; the harm was not outweighed by the benefits

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy SPL 1Policy SPL 2Policy SP7Policy SPL3Policy LP5Policy HP5Policy DI1
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 65
Judgments
R (Westminster City Council) v First Secretary of State & Brandlord Limited [2003] JPL 1066

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