Planning appeal decision
Jasmine Cottage Tendring Road, Thorpe-Le-Soken, Clacton-on-Sea, CO16 0AA
Planning appeal 3367105 at Jasmine Cottage Tendring Road, Thorpe-Le-Soken, Clacton-on-Sea, CO16 0AA (Tendring District Council) was dismissed on 6 October 2025 by Inspector Kemmann-Lane T, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposed building on the appearance of the area.
the erection of an oak framed garage with home office, entertainment and gym space
- Authority
- Tendring District Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Kemmann-Lane T
- Postcode
- CO16 0AA
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposed building on the appearance of the area
- the effect of the proposal on the setting of the Grade II Listed Building, Millington House
What decided it
The proposal would cause less than substantial harm to the setting of the listed building Millington House with no identifiable public benefits to weigh against this harm under NPPF paragraph 215.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy SP7Policy SPL3Policy PPL9
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 212Paragraph 215
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
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