®Planning appeal decision
Land at Coppingers, Maldon Road, Latchingdon, Essex, CM3 6LF
‘outline application with all matters reserved for up to 10 no. dwellings (Class C3) and all associated development’
- Authority
- Maldon District Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Shearing C
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effects of the proposal on protected species
- whether the site would deliver appropriate measures for the disposal of foul water drainage
What decided it
The Council's inability to demonstrate an appropriate housing land supply (2.7 years) engaged the tilted balance under Framework paragraph 11d), and the benefits of housing delivery, including up to 10 new homes and potential affordable housing, outweighed the limited weight given to the conflict with the development plan's spatial strategy.
The conflict with the Council's spatial strategy relating to the location of development outside the defined settlement boundary was ascribed limited weight; this was outweighed by the significant weight given to the benefits of up to 10 new homes, potential affordable housing, biodiversity net gain, economic benefits, and the site's sustainable location and relationship to existing built form, such that the adverse impacts would not significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits.
Framework references: 11
Plan policies cited: Policy S8, Policy S2, Policy S1, Policy N2, Policy D2, Policy D1, Policy N1, Policy I1, Policy I2, Policy D5
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.