Planning appeal decision
Garden Land to the Right of Ullswater, Maldon Road, Witham, CM8 1HU
Planning appeal 3271198 at Garden Land to the Right of Ullswater, Maldon Road, Witham, CM8 1HU (Braintree District Council) was dismissed on 23 December 2021 by Inspector Price A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposed development would provide a suitable location for housing having regard to the character and appearance of the area.
4 detached chalet style 1.5 height properties with 3 bedrooms on the garden land adjoining Ullswater
- Authority
- Braintree District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Price A
- Postcode
- CM8 1HU
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposed development would provide a suitable location for housing having regard to the character and appearance of the area
What decided it
The development would have a harmful urbanising effect on the verdant, rural character of the site and southern approach to Witham, conflicting with development plan policies that protect the countryside and conserve settlement settings.
the limited social and economic benefits of housing provision were outweighed by the harmful impact on the rural character and appearance of the area
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- SP3RLP2RLP90CS5CS7CS8LPP1LPP55
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 174Paragraph 69Paragraph 60
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
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