Land Adjacent The Owls , Woodham Road, Stow Maries, CM3 6SA

Planning appeal 3362093 at Land Adjacent The Owls , Woodham Road, Stow Maries, CM3 6SA (Maldon District Council) was allowed on 31 July 2025 by Inspector Goldberg V, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area including the partial loss of the hedgerow to form the proposed access.

outline planning application with all matters reserved apart from access for the erection of two residential dwellings

Authority: Maldon District Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Goldberg V
Postcode: CM3 6SA

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area including the partial loss of the hedgerow to form the proposed access
whether the proposal would be a suitable location for housing, having regard to the Council's spatial strategy

What decided it

The Council's inability to demonstrate a five-year housing land supply, combined with the site's acceptable character and appearance impact and suitable location for housing with good accessibility to services via footpath, justified allowing the appeal.

The modest housing contribution and effective use of land in the context of a five-year housing land supply shortfall outweighed the location outside the settlement boundary, particularly given the site's integration within the built-up area and accessibility to services.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy S8Policy D1Policy S1Policy H4Policy T1Policy T2

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