Hairdressing business at Land At 1 Oxley Cottage, 1 Oxley Hill, Tolleshunt D'Arcy

“The garage store comprises part of the overall garage. The application form describes the existing development site as ‘a store to the rear part of an existing double garage’ The garage/store was granted permission in 2016 under reference 16/00002/HOUSE. Condition 4 restricting its use was attached to the decision, the condition stated:”

“The application site is located on the eastern side of Oxley Hill at its junction with Top Road and sits outside the defined settlement boundary. The site consists of a semi- detached residential dwelling set back from the highway with a track that runs along the rear of the property to allow access to the rear of this property and the neighbouring property.”

“The site is situated within a rural residential area with open fields to the front and rear of the site.”

“The outbuilding hereby approved within the site shall only be used for those purposes incidental to the use of the dwelling house to which it relates and not for any commercial or business purposes of for any overnight sleeping.”

“A Members’ Update was published before the meeting containing additional information in regard to access, parking and highway safety, further representations received from interested parties and included an additional proposed condition.”

“The Officer presented the report and then a discussion ensued between Members’ and officers.”

“Following this Councillor C P Morley proposed that they approve this application. This was duly seconded.”

“Upon a vote being taken the proposal to approve was agreed, subject to the conditions detailed in the report and Members’ Update.”

“RESOLVED that this application be APPROVED subject to the following conditions 1. The development hereby permitted shall be carried out in accordance with the approved plans as shown on the decision notice.”

“All staff and visitor parking associated with the hairdressers use hereby approved shall be contained entirely within the existing parking area to the front of the application property known as 1 Oxley Cottage, 1 Oxley Hill (accessed from Oxley Hill). For the avoidance of doubt, no commercial parking is permitted to the rear of the site by way of the existing rear access track.”