®Planning appeal decision
Cottons Farm , Sculpins Lane, Finchingfield , CM7 4AY
erection of 4 No. dwellings
- Authority
- Braintree District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Sabu R
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposed development would provide a suitable location for housing with regard to character and appearance and the accessibility of services and facilities
What decided it
The proposal would conflict with the development plan by introducing four dwellings in an unsustainable location outside settlement boundaries, causing unacceptable harm to rural character and appearance compared to the fallback position of a single dwelling, and the adverse impacts would significantly and demonstrably outweigh the limited housing benefits.
The limited benefits of four dwellings and renewable energy use were outweighed by the significant harm to rural character and appearance and conflict with the development plan, such that even without a five-year housing supply shortfall, the adverse impacts would significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits
Plan policies cited: Policy RLP2, Policy CS5, Policy CS7, Policy CS9, Policy RLP80
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.