Land Adjacent The Moors, Great Bentley, CO7 8PG

Planning appeal 3361307 at Land Adjacent The Moors, Great Bentley, CO7 8PG (Tendring District Council) was dismissed on 9 December 2025 by Inspector Oyebade A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the development would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Great Bentley Conservation Area.

erection of two detached dwellings, each with a detached garage and associated landscaping and infrastructure

Authority: Tendring District Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Oyebade A
Postcode: CO7 8PG

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

whether the development would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Great Bentley Conservation Area
the effect on the living conditions of occupants of neighbouring residential properties with particular regard to noise and disturbance and outlook

What decided it

The siting, orientation and access configuration of Plot 2, which would fragment the open landscaped area and introduce conspicuous access arrangements discordant with the established pattern of development, would cause lasting harm to the character and appearance of the Conservation Area that outweighs the limited benefit of two additional dwellings.

the limited public benefit of delivering two dwellings was significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the lasting harm to the character and appearance of the Conservation Area

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy LP4Policy LP8(f)Policy PPL8Policy SP7
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 11Paragraph 215

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