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Allowed2 October 20266010933

The Little Boatyard, Lime Street, Brightlingsea, CO7 0BH

Planning appeal 6010933 at The Little Boatyard, Lime Street, Brightlingsea, CO7 0BH (Tendring) was allowed on 2 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.

originally described as “Minor changes to appearance of timber cabin as approved. Proposed change of use to timber cabin to include workshop/studio use

Authority
Tendring
Appeal type
Planning
Procedure
Written
Development
employment-industrial
Postcode
CO7 0BH

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
  • highway and pedestrian safety

What decided it

The proposal has a compelling functional requirement to be located within the Coastal Protection Belt by virtue of its marine-related activities and functional relationship with the existing storage use, and would not harm character and appearance or highway and pedestrian safety.

The benefits of the proposal in providing a complementary function to assist the efficient operation of an existing business and making better use of underutilised land outweighed any concerns, particularly as the fallback position would be noticeably more harmful to character and appearance.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy SPL 2Policy PPL 2Policy PPL 3Policy SP 7Policy SPL 3Policy CP 1Policy PPL 8

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