®Planning appeal decision
Highlands , Kelvedon Road, Tiptree , Essex , CO5 0LY
the redevelopment of site with 9 residential dwellings
- Authority
- Colchester Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Warder S
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposal makes efficient use of the site with particular regard to the proposed density of development and mix of house types
- the effect of the proposal on the biodiversity of the site
- the effect of the proposal on the Essex Coast European Sites
- whether the proposal makes adequate provision for sport and recreation and community facilities
- the effect of the proposal on public health and safety with particular regard to ground contamination
What decided it
The proposal's failure to make efficient use of the site through inadequate density and housing mix, combined with unmitigated impacts on European protected sites, inadequate biodiversity and contamination assessments, and lack of secured infrastructure contributions, collectively outweighed the policy support for residential development.
Framework references: 11, 40, 42, 44, 57, 124, 129, 135, 187, 196
Plan policies cited: Policy DM9, Policy DM10, Policy DM12, Policy SP7, Policy SP2, Policy SP6, Policy SG7, Policy PP1, Policy ENV1, Policy ENV5, Policy CC1, Tiptree Neighbourhood Plan Policy TIP02, Tiptree Neighbourhood Plan Policy TIP10, Tiptree Neighbourhood Plan Policy TIP11, Tiptree Neighbourhood Plan Policy TIP12, Tiptree Neighbourhood Plan Policy TIP14
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.