Planning appeal decision
5 Swift Avenue, Jaywick, CO15 2JF
Planning appeal 3352355 at 5 Swift Avenue, Jaywick, CO15 2JF (Tendring District Council) was dismissed on 17 April 2025 by Inspector Wright A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposed development would be in a suitable location having regard to the risk of flooding.
the erection of a 1 bedroom residential dwelling
- Authority
- Tendring District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Wright A
- Postcode
- CO15 2JF
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposed development would be in a suitable location having regard to the risk of flooding
What decided it
The proposed development fails to satisfy the sequential test for flood risk as the appellant has not demonstrated that reasonably available sites at lower risk of flooding have been properly considered across the wider area.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy PPL1Policy PP14
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
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