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Allowed23 January 20266000990

Briary Cottage, Tendring Road, Harwich, Essex, CO12 5DG

Planning appeal 6000990 at Briary Cottage, Tendring Road, Harwich, Essex, CO12 5DG (Tendring District Council) was allowed on 23 January 2026 by Inspector Bennett T, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether or not the proposed development is ancillary to the main dwelling.

conversion of stables to residential annexes (retention of)

Authority
Tendring District Council
Appeal type
householder · Householder (HAS)
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Householder developments
Inspector
Bennett T
Postcode
CO12 5DG

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether or not the proposed development is ancillary to the main dwelling
  • Whether the proposed development provides acceptable living conditions for future occupiers with particular regard to internal space
  • The effect of the proposal upon the character and appearance of the area

What decided it

The annexes maintain sufficient physical and functional connection to the main dwelling to be properly characterised as ancillary accommodation rather than independent dwellings, and therefore do not constitute new residential development in the countryside contrary to the spatial strategy policies.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy SP3Policy SPL2Policy SP7Policy SPL3

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