®Planning appeal decision
Land Adjacent to Thatched Cottage, Green Lane, Burnham on Crouch, CM0 8PX
erection of 3 no detached dwellings with garages
- Authority
- Maldon
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning
- Procedure
- Written
- Development
- residential
- Postcode
- CM0 8PX
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect on the character and appearance of the area
- the location of the development outside a defined settlement boundary
- the accessibility to services and facilities for future occupants
- whether the proposed housing mix would be appropriate
What decided it
The considerable harm to the character and appearance of the area, which carries significant weight against the development, outweighs the moderate benefits of housing delivery in a context of housing land supply shortfall.
The adverse effects of granting planning permission, particularly the significant harm to character and appearance, would significantly and demonstrably outweigh the important but small benefits of housing delivery and economic contribution, such that the presumption in favour of sustainable development would not apply.
Framework references: 11, 8, 61, 135, 139, 187, 232
Plan policies cited: Policy D1, Policy H2, Policy H4, Policy S1, Policy S2, Policy S8, Policy T1, Policy T2
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.