®Planning appeal decision
Land North of Willow Grove , Maldon Road, Mundon, Essex, CM9 6NT
Outline planning application for up to two dwellings
- Authority
- Maldon District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Szymanski D
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether or not the proposal would provide satisfactory living conditions for its future occupiers
- the effect of the proposal upon the character and appearance of the area
- whether or not the proposal would be a suitable location having regard to policies for the location of development and the accessibility of services and facilities
- the effect of the proposal upon designated habitats sites
What decided it
The proposal would not provide satisfactory living conditions for future occupiers due to unmitigated noise, odour and lighting impacts from the adjacent industrial premises, particularly affecting private external spaces, which is a matter of fundamental importance attracting very significant weight against the scheme.
Under the tilted balance (five-year housing land supply at 2.55-2.9 years), the moderate social benefit of two dwellings and limited economic benefits were significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the very significant harm to living conditions of future occupiers and moderate harm to character and appearance, with limited weight attributed to the conflict with Policy S8 on location.
Framework references: 11, 135, 139, 187, 193, 198, 200
Plan policies cited: Policy S1, Policy S8, Policy D1, Policy H4, Policy T1, Policy T2, Policy N1, Policy N2
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.