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Allowed8 April 20263373466

Land Adjacent to Westerings, Purleigh, Essex, CM3 6PG

Planning appeal 3373466 at Land Adjacent to Westerings, Purleigh, Essex, CM3 6PG (Maldon District Council) was allowed on 8 April 2026 by Inspector Parsons J, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the location, nature and scale of the proposal would be acceptable in a countryside location, having regard to accessibility to services and facilities, and character and appearance of the area.

an outline application for proposed residential development of up to 55 dwellings and associated infrastructure with all matters reserved except for access

Authority
Maldon District Council
Appeal type
major · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Hearing
Development
residential · Major dwellings
Inspector
Parsons J
Postcode
CM3 6PG

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the location, nature and scale of the proposal would be acceptable in a countryside location, having regard to accessibility to services and facilities, and character and appearance of the area

What decided it

The absence of a positive five-year housing land supply engaged the tilted balance, and the substantial weight attached to housing delivery and affordable housing benefits outweighed the small, localised harms identified.

The substantial combined weight of housing delivery, affordable housing and other benefits outweighed the small and localised harms to sustainable transport principles and character and appearance, such that the adverse impacts did not significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy S1Policy S2Policy S8Policy D2Policy I1Policy E6Policy H1Policy N1Policy N2Policy N3Policy I2Policy E3Policy T1
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 56Paragraph 58Paragraph 73Paragraph 187

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 authority’s record since 2016 · every decision in 2026

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