White House Jubilee Lane Ardleigh Colchester Essex CO7 7RY

1. 1.The application site lies outside any defined settlement development boundary as set out in the Tendring District Local Plan, where new residential development is directed toward sustainable locations with access to infrastructure and services. The site is located in the countryside, remote from essential amenities and poorly served by pedestrian infrastructure and public transport. As such, future occupiers would be heavily reliant on private vehicles, resulting in increased emissions and conflicting with sustainable development objectives. While it is acknowledged that the Council is currently unable to demonstrate a five-year supply of deliverable housing sites and the tilted balance set out at paragraph 11(d) of the National Planning Policy Framework therefore applies, the limited benefits associated with the provision of a single additional dwelling are not considered to outweigh the identified harm. In particular, the reliance on private car travel and the conflict with the spatial strategy for directing development to sustainable locations are considered to result in adverse impacts which significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits of the proposal when assessed against the policies of the Framework taken as a whole. The proposal would therefore be contrary to the National Planning Policy Framework and Policy SP3 of the adopted Tendring District Local Plan which confirms existing settlements will be the principal focus for additional growth within the plan period. While the site is identified within the principal developable area of the Tendring Colchester Borders Garden Community, this designation is dependent on future infrastructure delivery. At present, the site remains unsustainable, and any reliance on the Garden Community designation is premature. The principle of development for an independent dwelling is 26/00192/FUL therefore not supported.

From the council's decision notice.

Postcode

CO7 7RY

Date validated

5 February 2026