®Planning appeal decision
1 Harsnett Road, Colchester, CO1 2HS
‘the applicant would like to change use from Class C3 to C2 (children's care homes) please refer to the statement of use attached’
- Authority
- Colchester Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- community-institutional · Change of use
- Inspector
- Marriott H
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed development on the character of the area and the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers having regard to parking provision and noise and disturbance
What decided it
The small scale of the proposed use with only three young persons and limited staffing, combined with the availability of off-street parking and alternative transport modes in an urban location, would not result in material harm to neighbouring amenity or highway safety.
Plan policies cited: Policy SP7 of the North Essex Authorities' Shared Strategic Section 1 Plan (2021), Policy DM15 of the Colchester Borough Council Local Plan 2017 – 2033 Section 2 (2022), Policy DM20 of the Colchester Borough Council Local Plan 2017 – 2033 Section 2 (2022), Policy DM21 of the Colchester Borough Council Local Plan 2017 – 2033 Section 2 (2022), Policy DM22 of the Colchester Borough Council Local Plan 2017 – 2033 Section 2 (2022)
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.