®Planning appeal decision
2 Lavender Cottages, Blackmore End, Wethersfield, CM7 4DL
erection of dwellinghouse
- 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 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.
Plan policies cited: CS Policy CS5, CS Policy CS1, CS Policy CS7, LPR Policy RLP2, LPR Policy RLP10, LPR Policy RLP16, LPR Policy RLP90, Section 2 Policy 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.