E · Descriptive only
Settlement Hierarchy (policy wording)
“the pattern and scales of growth promoted through the Settlement Hierarchy”
A timber cabin for printmaking, joinery and boat repair on a boat storage plot just outside Brightlingsea, in the local Coastal Protection Belt. The inspector found a compelling functional requirement for the coastal location, no harm to character, highway safety or the nearby conservation area, and support from E2 and L2(1)(b). The scheme accorded with the development plan and was allowed with conditions limiting the use. S5 was not applied although the site is outside the settlement boundary.
Policy wording described; light-industrial cabin decided on character and highway safety; allowed. In the register this counts as a descriptive mention that played no part in the reasoning.
Decision on the Planning Inspectorate appeals service · full decision note · letter pins-corpus/6010933.txt