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Dismissed12 August 20213264482

Land at Braintree Road, Shalford, Braintree, CM7 5HL

Planning appeal 3264482 at Land at Braintree Road, Shalford, Braintree, CM7 5HL (Braintree District Council) was dismissed on 12 August 2021 by Inspector Wyatt G, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the site is an appropriate location for the proposal having regard to the Development Plan.

Demolition of barns and mobile home and erection of new dwelling

Authority
Braintree District Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Wyatt G
Postcode
CM7 5HL

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the site is an appropriate location for the proposal having regard to the Development Plan
  • The effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area
  • The living conditions of future occupiers with particular regard to privacy

What decided it

The serious harm to the character and appearance of the area through the suburbanisation of an open, rural site significantly and demonstrably outweighs the modest benefits of a single dwelling, rendering the proposal unsustainable development even under the tilted balance.

The modest benefits of housing delivery and construction economics were outweighed by the serious harm to character and appearance and conflict with the environmental objective of the Framework, such that the proposal does not constitute sustainable development.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy RLP2Policy RLP6Policy CS5Policy CS7Policy RLP80Policy RLP90Policy CS8Policy RLP85
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 79Paragraph 56Paragraph 130Paragraph 84Paragraph 119Paragraph 11Paragraph 8

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