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Allowed12 December 20253369845

Admirals Farm, Heckfords Road, Great Bentley, Essex, CO7 8RS

Planning appeal 3369845 at Admirals Farm, Heckfords Road, Great Bentley, Essex, CO7 8RS (Tendring District Council) was allowed on 12 December 2025 by Inspector Fern L, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether or not the appeal site is an appropriate location for the proposed development and whether or not the proposal would be an appropriate scale for the settlement of Great Bentley.

construction of a new mixed-use building consisting of medical wellness and polyfunctional facilities (Use Class E(e), retail (Use Class E(a)) and professional services (Use Class E(c)(i)) alongside associated vehicle access, parking, and landscaping

Authority
Tendring District Council
Appeal type
major · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
retail · Major retail and services
Inspector
Fern L
Postcode
CO7 8RS

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • whether or not the appeal site is an appropriate location for the proposed development and whether or not the proposal would be an appropriate scale for the settlement of Great Bentley
  • whether or not there is a requirement for the proposed development to protect or enhance GBVC, and if so, whether or not it would achieve this objective

What decided it

The proposal accords with the development plan as it represents an appropriate scale of development for Great Bentley as a Rural Service Centre, meets a demonstrated need for additional convenience retail provision arising from substantial recent housing growth, and does not require protection or enhancement of the village centre as it does not involve direct loss of retail units.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
NEP Policy SP3LP Policy SPL1LP Policy SP3LP Policy PP1LP Policy PP2LP Policy PP3LP Policy PP4
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 88

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