®Planning appeal decision
Land to the west of Spring Gardens Road, Chappel , Colchester , Essex, CO6 2DW
for the erection of five dwellings
- Authority
- Colchester Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Smith D
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposed development would be in a suitable location having regard to relevant development plan policies and the accessibility of services and facilities by sustainable transport
- The effect on the character and appearance of the surrounding area
- The effect on the provision of community and sport and recreation facilities in Chappel and Wakes Colne
- The effect on the integrity of the Essex Coast habitats sites
What decided it
The proposal fails to accord with the development plan spatial strategy requiring countryside housing to be well-related to settlements, harms character and appearance, lacks secured mitigation for community facilities and habitats sites, and the housing supply benefit does not outweigh these objections.
The benefit of five additional dwellings and contribution to housing supply was outweighed by the unsuitability of the location in policy terms, harm to character and appearance, negative effect on community facilities, and adverse effect on habitats site integrity.
Framework references: 84
Plan policies cited: Policy SG1, Policy SP3, Policy OV2, Policy SP7, Policy DM15, Policy SG7, Policy DM2, Policy SP2
Judgments cited: Braintree District Council v SSCLG, Greyread Ltd & Granville Developments [2018] EWCA Civ 610
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.