®Planning appeal decision
Lions Farm, Langham Lane, Boxted, Colchester, Essex, CO4 5HY
the erection of Class B8 storage and distribution building with associated parking and turning facilities including minor widening of access driveway
- Authority
- Colchester Borough Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- employment-industrial · Major general industry/storage/warehousing
- Inspector
- Whitfield H
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the site is a suitable location for the proposed development having regard to relevant development plan policies for development in the countryside
- the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area
What decided it
The appellant failed to demonstrate exceptional circumstances required by Policy DM6 for new rural employment development, particularly the absence of evidence of identified local employment need and failure to consider available employment land in the locality.
Framework references: 86, 87, 88, 89
Plan policies cited: Policy SG1, Policy SG3, Policy OV2, Policy DM6, Policy DM7, Policy DM15, Policy ENV1, Policy SP7, Policy SB1, Policy SM1
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