®Planning appeal decision
Land Adjacent Howells Farm Cottages, Maypole Road, Great Totham, CM9 4SY
Planning appeal 6009639 at Land Adjacent Howells Farm Cottages, Maypole Road, Great Totham, CM9 4SY (Maldon) was dismissed on 14 October 2026, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the site is in a suitable location for new housing, having regard to the accessibility of services and facilities.
demolition of existing garage building and erection of 2 no. self-build dwellinghouses with off-street parking and associated hard and soft landscaping
- Authority
- Maldon
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning
- Procedure
- Written
- Development
- residential
- Postcode
- CM9 4SY
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the site is in a suitable location for new housing, having regard to the accessibility of services and facilities
- whether the proposal comprises a self-build development for the purposes of the exemption to the Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) requirement
What decided it
The site's remote location outside any settlement, requiring future occupants to rely on private vehicles and conflicting with sustainable transport policies, combined with the failure to secure self-build status and demonstrate compliance with mandatory biodiversity net gain requirements, means the benefits do not substantially outweigh the adverse effects under Framework Policy S5:4.
applying Framework Policy S5:4, the Inspector found that the benefits of two additional dwellings and associated economic and environmental benefits would not substantially outweigh the substantial adverse effects of unsustainable location, conflict with sustainable transport policies, and failure to meet mandatory biodiversity net gain requirements
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy S1Policy S8Policy D1Policy T2Policy H2Policy N2
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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