®Planning appeal decision
2 Lavender Cottages, Blackmore End, Wethersfield, CM7 4DL
Planning appeal 3272164 at 2 Lavender Cottages, Blackmore End, Wethersfield, CM7 4DL (Braintree District Council) was dismissed on 2 December 2021 by Inspector Sabu R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposed development would provide a suitable location for housing with regard to the character and appearance of the area and the accessibility of services and facilities.
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- Authority
- Braintree District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Sabu R
- Postcode
- CM7 4DL
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposed development would provide a suitable location for housing with regard to the character and appearance of the area and the accessibility of services and facilities
- the effect of the proposal on highway safety
- whether the proposed development would provide a suitable living environment for future occupiers with regard to light
What decided it
The unacceptable harm to the character and appearance of the area through the introduction of an overly dense dwelling on a narrow plot, combined with highway safety concerns and unsustainable location, significantly and demonstrably outweighed the limited benefits of one additional dwelling.
The limited benefits of one dwelling and temporary construction-phase economic benefits were significantly and demonstrably outweighed by unacceptable harm to character and appearance and adverse environmental effects from unsustainable location, even assuming the Council could not demonstrate five-year housing land supply.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- CS Policy CS5CS Policy CS1CS Policy CS7LPR Policy RLP2LPR Policy RLP10LPR Policy RLP16LPR Policy RLP90Section 2 Policy LPP1
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.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
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