®Planning appeal decision
Garrolds Farm, Bramble Crescent, Hadleigh, Essex, SS7 2XA
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
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).
Framework references: 8, 11, 66, 110, 115, 154, 155, 156, 157, 158, 193, 231
Plan policies cited: Saved Policy H7
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.