®Planning appeal decision
Mead Cottage, Chelmsford, Essex, CM2 7RN
demolition of storage barn and stables and construction of new single storey dwelling with storage on mezzanine floor – also conversion of existing haybarn to form new stables/tack room/garage and hay store all within existing building including externals and demolition of existing garage and utilising existing access. Construction of new garage to Mead Cottage. Change of use from storage areas and stable to dwelling and associated externals including repositioning of stables
- Authority
- Chelmsford Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Chalk M
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the appeal site is in a suitable location, having regard to local policies concerning rural housing and the effect on the character and appearance of the area
- Whether the development would provide safe access to the highway
What decided it
The combined harm to the character and appearance of the area from siting housing in this rural backland location and the harm to highway safety from the restricted visibility at the access outweighed the limited benefits of one new dwelling.
The benefits of housing supply and economic benefits from one new dwelling attracted limited weight and were outweighed by the harm to character and appearance and harm to highway safety.
Plan policies cited: Policy S11, Policy DM8
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.