®Planning appeal decision
1 Parkfield Street, Rowhedge, Essex, CO5 7EL
Planning appeal 3356011 at 1 Parkfield Street, Rowhedge, Essex, CO5 7EL (Colchester Borough Council) was dismissed on 24 February 2025 by Inspector Lock H, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the development on the character and appearance of the appeal property and street scene within the Rowhedge Conservation Area, and the setting of the listed Church of St Lawrence.
‘attach a mat black flue to the side of the property. Diameter 250 mm / Height from ground 7.8 m / Distance from wall 250 mm / Flue exit height out from the wall to ground 2.44 meters’
- Authority
- Colchester Borough Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- utilities-energy · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Lock H
- Postcode
- CO5 7EL
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the development on the character and appearance of the appeal property and street scene within the Rowhedge Conservation Area, and the setting of the listed Church of St Lawrence
What decided it
The flue's prominent location, size and utilitarian appearance create less than substantial harm to the conservation area and listed building setting, with no public benefits advanced to justify this harm.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- DM13DM15DM16ENV1SP7
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 215Paragraph 212
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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