®Planning appeal decision
156 Goldhanger Road, Heybridge, MALDON, CM9 4QS
the erection of a single dwelling
- Authority
- Maldon District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Smith J
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether there are reasonably available sites appropriate for the proposed development in areas at lower risk of flooding and whether the sequential test has been met
What decided it
The Sequential Test has not been met because the applicant failed to adequately demonstrate that there are no reasonably available sites appropriate for the proposed development in areas at lower risk of flooding.
The modest benefits of the proposal, including housing delivery and economic benefit, were outweighed by the significant conflict with Policy D5 and national planning policy on flood risk, which requires a sequential, risk-based approach to direct development away from high-risk areas.
Framework references: 11, 11d, 11di, 11dii
Plan policies cited: Policy D5
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.