®Planning appeal decision
ABRO Development Site, Flagstaff Road, Colchester, CO2 7SR
the redevelopment of the site to provide 203 residential units and approximately 410sqm of commercial floor space with associated access, public open space, landscaping, car and cycle parking, and associated infrastructure
- Authority
- Colchester Borough Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Inquiry
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Longmuir J
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The main issue is therefore the effect of the proposal on the Garrison Conservation Area.
What decided it
The public benefits of the scheme, particularly substantial housing delivery in the context of a housing land supply shortfall, were found to outweigh the very low level of less than substantial harm identified to the Garrison Conservation Area.
The public benefits of the proposal taken as a whole were found sufficient to outweigh the identified very low level of less than substantial harm to the Garrison Conservation Area.
Framework references: 57, 58, 212, 213, 215
Plan policies cited: Policy SP7, Policy DM15, Policy DM16, Policy SC1, Policy SP2, Policy SP6, Policy PP1, Policy DM8, Policy ENV1, Policy DM4, Policy DM20, Policy DM21, Policy SG7
Judgments cited: R v Canterbury City , ex parte Halford (1992) 64 P&CR 513
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.