®Planning appeal decision
R/O 45 High Street , Halstead, Essex, CO9 2AA
demolition of warehouse building and erection of two semi-detached cottages with parking
- Authority
- Braintree District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Bowyer J
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the Halstead Conservation Area and the setting of nearby listed buildings on High Street
- whether or not living conditions for future occupiers of the proposed dwellings would be acceptable with particular regard to light, outlook and the provision of internal space and external amenity space
What decided it
The less than substantial but considerable harm to the character and appearance of the Conservation Area and the setting of listed buildings, combined with unacceptable living conditions for future occupiers, outweighed the limited housing benefits of delivering only 2 dwellings.
the limited public benefits of delivering 2 dwellings did not outweigh the less than substantial but considerable harm to the Conservation Area and listed building settings
Framework references: 11
Plan policies cited: Policy RLP3, Policy RLP9, Policy RLP90, Policy RLP95, Policy RLP100, Policy CS9
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