®Planning appeal decision
Land South of High Road, Leavenheath , Colchester, CO6 4NZ
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
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.
Framework references: 11
Plan policies cited: Policy SP03, Policy LEAV5, Policy LEAV6, Policy LEAV4, Policy LP27, Policy LP16, Policy LEAV7, Policy SP09, Policy LP29, Policy SP02, Policy LEAV12
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.