Planning appeal decision
Land Adjacent to 30 Conduit Lane, Woodham Mortimer, CM9 6TA
Planning appeal 3372731 at Land Adjacent to 30 Conduit Lane, Woodham Mortimer, CM9 6TA (Maldon District Council) was allowed on 15 December 2025 by Inspector Pattison B, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the site is a suitable location for the proposal having regard to local and national planning policy, and the accessibility of the site to services, employment opportunities and facilities.
Construction of 4No. three bedroom detached dwellings and 2No. four bedroom detached dwellings, (with associated garages and carports. New vehicular accesses to each property.)
- Authority
- Maldon District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Pattison B
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the site is a suitable location for the proposal having regard to local and national planning policy, and the accessibility of the site to services, employment opportunities and facilities
- the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the local area with particular regard to the local landscape and the countryside as a whole
- the effect of the proposal on European protected sites
What decided it
The site's proximity to the settlement boundary, the presence of surrounding residential development, and the accessibility to services via public transport in nearby larger settlements, combined with the proposal's compliance with the character and appearance of the area and adequate mitigation for protected sites, justified allowing the appeal.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy S1Policy S2Policy S8Policy D1Policy H4Policy T1Policy T2Policy N1Policy N2
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 83Paragraph 105
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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