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Allowed27 July 20266009749

Grouts Farm, Kelvedon Road, Tolleshunt D'Arcy, Maldon, CM9 8EL

Planning appeal 6009749 at Grouts Farm, Kelvedon Road, Tolleshunt D'Arcy, Maldon, CM9 8EL (Maldon) was allowed on 27 July 2026 by Inspector Jonathan Price, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether development plan policy would support the residential annex accommodation proposed.

construction of a new single-storey annex within the residential curtilage of Grouts Farm, to provide an accessible bedroom with open plan living accommodation

Authority
Maldon
Appeal type
Planning
Procedure
Written
Development
residential
Inspector
Jonathan Price
Postcode
CM9 8EL

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether development plan policy would support the residential annex accommodation proposed

What decided it

The proposal satisfies the SPD criteria for an acceptable annex and gains support from national policy on meeting the housing needs of older people, with the ancillary use condition protecting the development plan's spatial strategy.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy S8Policy D1Policy H4

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