Featherfields, Malting Lane, Kirby-Le-Soken, Frinton-on-Sea, Essex, CO13 0EH

Planning appeal 3351623 at Featherfields, Malting Lane, Kirby-Le-Soken, Frinton-on-Sea, Essex, CO13 0EH (Tendring District Council) was dismissed on 14 April 2025 by Inspector Bartlett R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the site is a suitable location for the development having regard to i) the spatial strategy for the area; ii) the Coastal Protection Belt; and iii) the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area.

change of use from agricultural land to a bird sanctuary and rescue including a maximum of 12 portacabins and aviaries with hardstanding, parking and planting

Authority: Tendring District Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: leisure-sport · Change of use
Inspector: Bartlett R
Postcode: CO13 0EH

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the site is a suitable location for the development having regard to i) the spatial strategy for the area; ii) the Coastal Protection Belt; and iii) the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area

What decided it

The proposal failed to justify a functional or operational requirement to be located within the Coastal Protection Belt and would result in unacceptable harm to the character and appearance of the rural landscape through the excessive number and poor siting of structures.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy SP3Policy PPL2Policy PPL3Policy SPL3Policy SP7
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 185Paragraph 186

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