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Dismissed16 October 20266009926

Agricultural Building At Wraywick Farm, The Marshes, Southminster, CM0 7JN

Planning appeal 6009926 at Agricultural Building At Wraywick Farm, The Marshes, Southminster, CM0 7JN (Maldon) was dismissed on 16 October 2026, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area.

the demolition of existing agricultural barns and construction of two residential dwellings, associated access, parking and landscaping

Authority
Maldon
Appeal type
minor · Planning
Procedure
Written
Development
residential
Postcode
CM0 7JN

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
  • whether the proposed development would accord with the sequential approach to flood risk

What decided it

The substantial harm to the character and appearance of the area caused by the introduction of a residential scheme with complex design and elevated terraces in a rural landscape, combined with the failure to undertake a Sequential Test for flood risk, outweighed the moderate benefits of housing delivery and environmental enhancements.

The substantial harm to the character and appearance of the area and failure to accord with the sequential approach to flood risk were substantially outweighed by the moderate benefits of housing delivery, biodiversity net gain, energy efficiency and economic benefits, such that the presumption in favour of sustainable development did not apply and the proposal was dismissed.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy S1Policy S8Policy D1Policy H4Policy S5Policy D5
Judgments
Mansell v Tonbridge and Malling BC & others [2017] EWCA Civ 1314

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