®Planning appeal decision
Land Adjacent The Old Forge And Thornley Cottage, Burnham Road, Althorne, Essex, CM3 6DP
construction of new dwelling and associated development
- Authority
- Maldon District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Dring G
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the appeal site is in a suitable location for the development proposed when considering the Council's spatial strategy and the accessibility of services and facilities
- the effect of the proposal on the integrity of European sites
- whether there are any other considerations that might outweigh any harm arising from the appeal proposal
What decided it
The significant housing land supply shortfall of 2.7 years, combined with the self-build nature of the dwelling and its visual integration within the village, meant that the benefits outweighed the harm from locating development outside the settlement boundary and contrary to sustainable transport objectives.
the significant benefits of delivering a self-build dwelling and contributing to housing supply in the context of a 2.7-year shortfall, together with modest economic and social benefits to the rural community, outweighed the significant harm from conflict with sustainable transport objectives and limited harm from conflict with spatial strategy
Framework references: 11, 15, 55, 83, 110
Plan policies cited: Policy S8, Policy S2, Policy S1, Policy N2
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.