®Planning appeal decision
7 East Mersea Road, West Mersea, CO5 8SL
Planning appeal 6005011 at 7 East Mersea Road, West Mersea, CO5 8SL (Colchester City Council) was dismissed on 2 October 2026, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would preserve no 7 East Mersea Road, otherwise known as Barrow Hill House, a Grade II listed dwelling, and any of the features of special architectural or historic interest that it possesses.
a two storey rear flat roof extension with perimeter parapet
- Authority
- Colchester City Council
- Appeal type
- Planning
- Procedure
- Written
- Development
- residential
- Postcode
- CO5 8SL
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would preserve no 7 East Mersea Road, otherwise known as Barrow Hill House, a Grade II listed dwelling, and any of the features of special architectural or historic interest that it possesses
What decided it
The proposed two-storey flat-roofed extension would create an awkward, jarring physical relationship with the building's characteristic catslide roof and would fail to integrate sympathetically with the host building, thereby harming its significance as a Grade II listed building, with no public benefits to justify this harm.
The considerable importance and weight attributed to the harm to the listed building's significance was not outweighed by any public benefits, as the private benefits of enhanced internal accommodation and subjective visual improvements did not constitute public benefits capable of justifying the harm to the building's conservation.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy SP7 of the Colchester Borough Local Plan, Section 1Policy DM16 of the Colchester Borough Local Plan, Section 2Policy DM13 of the Colchester Borough Local Plan, Section 2Policy DM15 of the Colchester Borough Local Plan, Section 2Policy WM25 of the West Mersea Neighbourhood Plan
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.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
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The main issues, what decided it, the planning balance and the policies and judgments listed as cited are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro and are our summary, not the Inspector’s words; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.