®Planning appeal decision
Braehead East Avenue Road, INGATESTONE, CM4 9HB
demolition of ground floor side extension of the existing Braehead East house and the erection of a new detached 4 bedroom 2 storey house
- Authority
- Brentwood Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Sedgwick P
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed development upon the character and appearance of the area
What decided it
The substantial harm to the character and appearance of the area caused by the incongruous siting, scale and design of the proposed dwelling significantly and demonstrably outweighs the housing supply benefits under the tilted balance.
The housing benefits and construction jobs weighed in favour, but the substantial harm to character and appearance significantly and demonstrably outweighed these benefits when assessed against the Framework as a whole.
Framework references: 11, 12
Plan policies cited: Policy CP1 criteria i), Policy CP1 criteria iii)
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.