156 Goldhanger Road, Heybridge, Maldon, CM9 4QS

Planning appeal 3360686 at 156 Goldhanger Road, Heybridge, Maldon, CM9 4QS (Maldon District Council) was dismissed on 4 August 2025 by Inspector Smith J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: 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.

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
Postcode: CM9 4QS

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.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy D5
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 11Paragraph 11dParagraph 11diParagraph 11dii

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