®Planning appeal decision
Land West of the Cemetery, London Road,, Maldon, CM9 6LJ
the erection of up to 275 residential units including affordable housing, land for a children's nursery (Class E), 1.8ha of land for an extension to Maldon Cemetery, drainage works, landscaping, vehicular access to the A414, pedestrian/cycle access to Spital Road and London Road, and associated infrastructure works
- Authority
- Maldon
- Appeal type
- major · Planning
- Procedure
- Inquiry
- Development
- residential
- Postcode
- CM9 6LJ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect on the character and appearance of the landscape
- The effect on the road network
- The location of the development in relation to the spatial strategy of the Local Plan
- Accessibility to facilities and services by sustainable modes of transport
- The effect on the living conditions of occupiers of residential properties at Maldon Hall Farm by reason of privacy and obstruction of the driveway
- The effect of a lack of housing land supply
What decided it
The engagement of the tilted balance under paragraph 11d) of the Framework, whereby the significant benefits of housing (including affordable housing) delivery were found not to be significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the moderate landscape harm and limited highway harm.
The significant benefits of housing and affordable housing delivery, together with moderate/limited other benefits, outweighed the moderate adverse landscape harm, limited adverse road network impact, and less than substantial heritage harm, such that the tilted balance favoured granting permission.
Framework references: 11, 100, 116, 187, 215
Plan policies cited: Policy S1, Policy S2, Policy S8, Policy D1, Policy H4, Policy T1, Policy T2, Policy T3, Policy I1, Policy H1, Policy H3, Policy E3
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.