®Planning appeal decision
Land to rear 1 Feering Hill, Feering, Essex, CO5 9NH
Erection of a raised single-storey two-bedroomed dwellinghouse
- Authority
- Braintree District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Tudhope S
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would preserve or enhance the significance of nearby Grade II* Listed Buildings (The Sun Inn, Sun Cottage and Feering House) and preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Kelvedon Conservation Area
- The effect of the proposal on flood risk
What decided it
The failure to demonstrate that the sequential test for flood risk had been satisfied, combined with the less than substantial but nonetheless significant harm to the setting of designated heritage assets, provided clear reasons for refusal that outweighed the modest benefits of the proposal.
The modest benefits of housing supply, economic benefits and sustainable design principles were insufficient to outweigh the significant weight to be attached to the less than substantial harm to designated heritage assets and the failure to satisfy the sequential test for flood risk
Framework references: 199, 202, 206, 159, 161, 162
Plan policies cited: RLP90, RLP100, RLP95, RLP2, CS9, CS5, CS8, SP1, LPP55, LPP56, LPP60, LPP78, LPP1
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.