Planning appeal decision
The Manse Crayes Green, Layer Breton, Colchester, CO2 0PN
Planning appeal 3358245 at The Manse Crayes Green, Layer Breton, Colchester, CO2 0PN (Colchester Borough Council) was dismissed on 10 April 2025 by Inspector Raygen Z, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the development and works on the special architectural and historic interest of the listed building.
first floor rear extension
- Authority
- Colchester Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Raygen Z
- Postcode
- CO2 0PN
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the development and works on the special architectural and historic interest of the listed building
What decided it
The harm to the special architectural and historic interest of the listed building, assessed as less than substantial but of considerable importance, was not outweighed by the private benefit of an additional shower room and limited economic benefits.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- SP7DM16DM15
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 212Paragraph 213Paragraph 214Paragraph 215
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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