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Dismissed8 May 20263376495

Land North of Maldon Road, Tiptree, Colchester, CO5 0PQ

Planning appeal 3376495 at Land North of Maldon Road, Tiptree, Colchester, CO5 0PQ (Colchester Borough Council) was dismissed on 8 May 2026 by Inspector Woodwards O, following an inquiry. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area, including on landscape character and coalescence.

for up to 165 dwellings (including affordable housing), car park, public open space, landscaping, children's play area, sustainable drainage, infrastructure and all other associated infrastructure

Authority
Colchester Borough Council
Appeal type
major · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Inquiry
Development
residential · Major dwellings
Inspector
Woodwards O
Postcode
CO5 0PQ

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area, including on landscape character and coalescence
  • whether or not the appeal site is an appropriate location for development of this type, having regard to local and national planning policy and guidance

What decided it

The proposal's conflict with the up-to-date Tiptree Neighbourhood Plan's spatial strategy (harmful coalescence between Tiptree and Tiptree Heath), which engaged NPPF paragraph 14 and meant the tilted balance was likely to weigh against the proposal absent exceptional factors.

Substantial benefits from market and affordable housing, and lesser benefits from economic activity, open space, highway and accessibility improvements, were significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the harm from coalescence and conflict with the neighbourhood plan's spatial strategy under NPPF paragraph 14, despite the tilted balance being engaged.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy SP7Policy SP3Policy DM15Policy TIP02Policy ENV1Policy OV2Policy OV1Policy TIP01Policy SS14Policy SG1Policy SG2Policy DM8Policy TIP05Policy DM18Policy TC3Policy TIP15Policy TIP16
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 14Paragraph 30Paragraph 34Paragraph 57Paragraph 69Paragraph 70Paragraph 78Paragraph 130

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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