®Planning appeal decision
Land adjacent to Westerings, Purleigh, Essex, CM3 6PG
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
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.
Framework references: 11, 56, 58, 73, 187
Plan policies cited: Policy S1, Policy S2, Policy S8, Policy D2, Policy I1, Policy E6, Policy H1, Policy N1, Policy N2, Policy N3, Policy I2, Policy E3, Policy T1
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.