ELLIOT MINIMARKET, 3 St. Botolphs Circus, COLCHESTER, CO2 7EF

without the benefit of planning permission, the removal and replacement of the ground floor shopfront and the installation of a metal roller shutter. ("The Activity")

Authority: Colchester Borough Council
Appeal type: enforcement · Enforcement Notice
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: retail · Other minor developments
Inspector: Savage M

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

The character and appearance of the local area, bearing in mind the extent to which it would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Colchester Conservation Area 1

What decided it

The replacement shopfront and metal roller shutter fail to preserve the character and appearance of the Colchester Conservation Area through the use of incongruous modern materials and design that contrast with the traditional host building, and the appellant has not demonstrated sufficient public benefit to outweigh this harm.

Framework references: 210, 212, 213, 215

Plan policies cited: Policy SP7, Policy DM15, Policy DM16

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