®Planning appeal decision
Garrolds Farm, Bramble Crescent, Hadleigh, Essex, SS7 2XA
Planning appeal 3368167 at Garrolds Farm, Bramble Crescent, Hadleigh, Essex, SS7 2XA (Castle Point Borough Council) was dismissed on 10 October 2025 by Inspector Burley P, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposal on the integrity of a protected European site.
the demolition of existing dwelling house, offices, industrial, storage buildings and stables and erection of seven detached single-storey dwelling houses with associated landscaping, parking and road access
- Authority
- Castle Point Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Burley P
- Postcode
- SS7 2XA
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposal on the integrity of a protected European site
- whether the appeal site is a sustainable location for housing
- whether an appropriate amount of affordable housing would be delivered
What decided it
The absence of effective mitigation for likely significant effects on the Benfleet & Southend Marshes SPA provided a strong reason for refusal that alone prevented the appeal from being allowed.
The benefits of housing delivery and wheelchair-accessible design (significant positive weight) and moderate benefits from economic and environmental objectives were significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the unmitigated likely significant effects on designated habitats (great negative weight), the unsustainable location (significant negative weight), and the failure to provide or justify affordable housing (significant negative weight).
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Saved Policy H7
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 8Paragraph 11Paragraph 66Paragraph 110Paragraph 115Paragraph 154Paragraph 155Paragraph 156Paragraph 157Paragraph 158Paragraph 193Paragraph 231
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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The main issues, what decided it, the planning balance and the policies and judgments listed as cited are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro and are our summary, not the Inspector’s words; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.