Land East of Rush Green Road , Clacton on Sea , Essex, CO16 7BL

‘change of use of agricultural land to facilitate the use as a dog walking field including access upgrade, establishment of the car park and perimeter fencing’

Authority: Tendring District Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: leisure-sport · Change of use
Inspector: Bowyer J

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
The effect of the proposal on agricultural land

What decided it

The visual impact of the perimeter fencing, which would create an awkward and urbanising incursion into the countryside and diminish the role of the Strategic Green Gap, outweighed the limited economic and social benefits of the proposal.

Plan policies cited: Policy SP 7 of the North Essex Authorities' Shared Strategic Section 1 Plan 2021, Policy SPL 3 of the Tendring District Local Plan 2013-2033 and Beyond Section 2, Policy PPL 6 of the Tendring District Local Plan 2013-2033 and Beyond Section 2, Policy PP13 of the Tendring District Local Plan 2013-2033 and Beyond Section 2

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