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Dismissed13 March 20253352604

Land South of High Road, Leavenheath , Colchester, CO6 4NZ

Planning appeal 3352604 at Land South of High Road, Leavenheath , Colchester, CO6 4NZ (Babergh District Council) was dismissed on 13 March 2025 by Inspector Wallis D, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether or not the appeal site is a location suitable for development.

an outline planning application for the erection of 40 No. residential dwellings with associated open space and landscaping buffers and with all matters reserved for subsequent approval apart from access

Authority
Babergh District Council
Appeal type
major · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Major dwellings
Inspector
Wallis D
Postcode
CO6 4NZ

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • whether or not the appeal site is a location suitable for development
  • the effects upon local drainage and flood risk
  • the effects of the development upon local social infrastructure
  • whether or not the proposal would secure biodiversity net gain
  • whether or not the proposal provides a suitable mix of housing
  • whether or not there would be an adverse effect on integrity upon the Stour and Orwell Estuaries Special Protection Area (SPA)

What decided it

The proposal would cause unacceptable harm to the spatial and visual separation between High Road and Honey Tye settlements and would not be able to mitigate its impacts on local drainage and flood risk, contrary to the development plan.

No balancing exercise was undertaken as the tilted balance under paragraph 11(d) of the Framework was not engaged due to the Council's demonstrated five-year housing land supply, and the proposal conflicted with the development plan.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy SP03Policy LEAV5Policy LEAV6Policy LEAV4Policy LP27Policy LP16Policy LEAV7Policy SP09Policy LP29Policy SP02Policy LEAV12
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11

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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