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Allowed28 February 20253349483

173 Thorpe Road, Kirby Cross, FRINTON-ON-SEA, CO13 0NH

outline planning application (access to be considered) for the erection of up to 20 single storey dwellings with new vehicular access, open space and woodland walk

Authority
Tendring District Council
Appeal type
major · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Major dwellings
Inspector
Warder S

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • the effect on the character of the landscape
  • the effect on the character and appearance of the area with particular regard to the view from Thorpe Road
  • the effects on the living conditions of the occupiers of 185 and 187 Thorpe Road with particular regard to noise and disturbance

What decided it

The minimal impact on landscape character and absence of other harms, combined with housing supply benefits and affordable housing provision, outweighed any adverse effects.

the benefits of housing supply, affordable housing provision and biodiversity enhancements outweighed the minimal harm to landscape character

Framework references: 135, 187, 65, 66, 57

Plan policies cited: Policy SP3, Policy SPL2, Policy SPL1, Policy SP7, Policy SPL3, Policy PPL3, Policy LP4, Policy LP8, Policy LP5, Policy HP5, Policy PPL4, Policy LP3, Policy PPL10

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