Appeal 3327097
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Official decision document
The decision, section by section
6 sections
Read the development description and the Inspector’s text from the official decision PDF in source order. Source headings are retained where available. Personal and contact details are removed by an automated privacy filter; this is source material, not Rules for You analysis.
Section 01
Development description
described as removal of Conservatory and Part removal of existing dwelling to allow for New 2 [name].
Section 02
Decision
The appeal is dismissed.
Section 03
Procedural Matters
Since the submission of the appeal the National Planning Policy Framework (2021) has been superseded by the National Planning Policy Framework (2023) (the Framework). However, in relation to this appeal the aims of both sets of policies are similar. No party would be prejudiced or caused any injustice by me proceeding with the appeal in light of this change in policy.
Section 04
Main Issue
The main issue in this appeal is the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area.
Section 05
Reasons
The site is a modest bungalow within a predominantly residential area. Property form and design vary within the immediate area. Whilst the appeal site is screened to a degree by existing landscaping fronting [site address] , the proposed development would be an unsympathetic addition to the area dominating the existing property.
The proposed development would substantially increase the mass and bulk of the existing property, creating a disproportionate and incongruous addition to the modest property.
I conclude that the proposed development would harm the character and appearance of the area. There is conflict with Policy SP7 of the Colchester Borough Council Local Plan 2013-2033 Section 1 (2021), and Policies DM13 and DM15 of the Colchester Borough Local Plan 2017-2033 Section 2 (2022) which amongst other things seek to ensure developments are of high standard of design which positively respond to its context area and that extensions are subordinate to the original dwelling.
There is also conflict with the Framework which seeks amongst other things to ensure developments are of good design.
Section 06
Conclusion
For the above reasons I conclude that this appeal should be dismissed.
Planning inspector and document dates
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Appeal Decision
- Extracted inspector · page 1
- Inspector attribution ID 126No official casework-database value to compare
- Extracted decision date · page 1
- 25 October 2023Matches the official casework database
- Extracted site visit dates
- 19 October 2023 (page 1)
Reference and authority
Official identifiers and the planning authority recorded against this case.
- Case reference
- 3327097
- Application reference
- 230874
- Lead case reference
- Not recorded
- Planning authority
- Colchester Borough Council
- Planning authority code
- E07000071
Casework details
The casework, procedure, development and linking details supplied by the official record.
- Casework type
- Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development type
- Householder developments
- Appeal type reason
- 1. Refused planning permission
- Appeal reason
- Refusal
- Type detail
- Planning Appeals - Full
- Jurisdiction
- Transferred
- Link status
- Not Linked
Site and development
Published appeal-site measurements and planning designations, without the withheld precise location fields.
- Site area
- Not recorded
- Floor space
- Not recorded
- Number of residences
- 0
- Site in Green Belt
- No
- Agricultural holding
- Not recorded
- Affects setting of a listed building
- Not recorded
- Historic building grant made
- Not recorded
- Relates to a conservation area
- Not recorded
- Flooding is an issue
- Not recorded
- Site within an AONB
- Not recorded
- Site within an SSSI
- Not recorded
Decision and dates
The published outcome and every imported case date.
- Official decision
- Dismissed
- Decision category
- Dismissed
- Received date
- 1 August 2023
- Valid date
- 1 August 2023
- Start date
- 25 August 2023
- Planning authority decision date
- 5 June 2023
- Appeal decision date
- 25 October 2023
Case administration
Published recovery, call-in, costs and enforcement information for this case.
- Redetermined
- No
- Bespoke
- No
- Date recovered
- Not recorded
- Date not recovered or derecovered
- Not recorded
- Call-in date
- Not recorded
- Costs applied for
- Not recorded
- Enforcement grounds count
- Not recorded
- Enforcement grounds
- Not recorded
Source and catalogue history
When this record appeared in the rolling official release and when the catalogue stored it.
- Source
- Planning Inspectorate casework database
- Source data system
- Horizon
- Dataset status
- Current release
- Catalogue record ID
- 40849
- First seen
- 20 August 2026 at 14:24
- Last seen
- 20 August 2026 at 16:27
- Removed from release
- Not recorded
- Record created
- 20 August 2026 at 14:24
- Record updated
- 24 August 2026 at 16:21