Home Farm House, Hall Drive, Gosfield, Halstead, CO9 1RZ

Planning appeal 3261974 at Home Farm House, Hall Drive, Gosfield, Halstead, CO9 1RZ (Braintree District Council) was dismissed on 2 March 2022 by Inspector Smith A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal upon the character and appearance of the area, having particular regard to its effects upon the settings and thereby the significance of relevant Grade I and II listed buildings and the significance of a Grade II listed Registered Park and Garden.

removal of greenhouse wall and construction of ancillary outbuilding and outdoor swimming pool

Authority: Braintree District Council
Appeal type: householder · Householder (HAS)
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Householder developments
Inspector: Smith A
Postcode: CO9 1RZ

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

The effect of the proposal upon the character and appearance of the area, having particular regard to its effects upon the settings and thereby the significance of relevant Grade I and II listed buildings and the significance of a Grade II listed Registered Park and Garden
In the event that the proposal would cause harm to the significance of any designated heritage asset(s), whether or not this harm would be outweighed by the proposal's public benefits

What decided it

The heritage harm to designated assets caused by the proposal's incongruous scale, mass and urbanising character was not outweighed by modest public benefits, and the proposal failed to accord with statutory duties under Section 66(1) of the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: RLP100RLP2RLP90RLP103CS5SP7LPP50LPP60LPP1LPP38LPP55
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 202

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