62A Straight Road, Boxted, Colchester, Essex, CO4 5QY

Planning appeal 3353458 at 62A Straight Road, Boxted, Colchester, Essex, CO4 5QY (Colchester Borough Council) was dismissed on 13 May 2025 by Inspector Francis L, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the appeal site would be a suitable location for the proposal with regard to the Council's strategy for the location of development.

proposed holiday lodges and glamping site to the rear of 62A Straight Road, Boxted, Colchester, Essex CO4 5QY”

Authority: Colchester Borough Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: leisure-sport · Other minor developments
Inspector: Francis L
Postcode: CO4 5QY

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

whether the appeal site would be a suitable location for the proposal with regard to the Council's strategy for the location of development
the effect of the proposal on the ecology and biodiversity of the site and its surroundings, including Biodiversity Net Gain
the effect of the proposal on the operation of the adjacent waste infrastructure
the effect of the proposal on the integrity of the European designated sites

What decided it

The proposal conflicts with the development plan on multiple grounds—unsuitable location for tourist development, insufficient ecological assessment and biodiversity net gain information, lack of waste infrastructure assessment, and potential adverse effects on European designated sites—and material considerations do not indicate the appeal should be decided otherwise.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy DM5Policy SB1Policy ENV1Policy SP2Policy 2
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 187Paragraph 193

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