®Planning appeal decision
Land at Silver Lake, Southminster Road, Asheldham, Essex, CM0 7DZ
Planning appeal 3354388 at Land at Silver Lake, Southminster Road, Asheldham, Essex, CM0 7DZ (Maldon District Council) was dismissed on 13 June 2025 by Inspector Grierson E, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposed development would be in a suitable location for new housing with regard to the local development strategy and accessibility to services and facilities.
the erection of a 3 bed bungalow
- Authority
- Maldon District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Grierson E
- Postcode
- CM0 7DZ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposed development would be in a suitable location for new housing with regard to the local development strategy and accessibility to services and facilities
- the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the Silver Lake site and the surrounding area
What decided it
The proposal would not be located in a socially or environmentally sustainable location due to poor accessibility to services and facilities and lack of sustainable transport options, combined with harm to the character and appearance of the Silver Lake site, which together significantly and demonstrably outweigh the limited benefits of adding one dwelling to the housing supply.
The adverse impact of granting planning permission, comprising conflict with development plan policies directing development to sustainable locations and harm to character and appearance, significantly and demonstrably outweighed the benefits of adding a single dwelling to housing supply and limited economic benefits, such that the presumption in favour of sustainable development did not apply.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy S1Policy S2Policy S8Policy D1Policy H4Policy T1Policy T2
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 83Paragraph 84Paragraph 110
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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