Planning appeal decision
Bonds Farm, Holland Road, Little Clacton, Clacton-on-Sea, CO16 9QE
Planning appeal 3355451 at Bonds Farm, Holland Road, Little Clacton, Clacton-on-Sea, CO16 9QE (Tendring District Council) was dismissed on 22 May 2025 by Inspector Wright A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the location or siting of the building makes it otherwise impractical or undesirable to change from agricultural use to a use falling within Class C3 (dwellinghouses).
the conversion of an agricultural storage building into a dwelling
- Authority
- Tendring District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Wright A
- Postcode
- CO16 9QE
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the location or siting of the building makes it otherwise impractical or undesirable to change from agricultural use to a use falling within Class C3 (dwellinghouses)
What decided it
The proposed dwelling could only be accessed through an operational haulage yard used for storing and manoeuvring vehicles, creating a conflict between traffic movements and residential use that would be harmful to the health and safety of future occupiers.
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