®Planning appeal decision
Park Place Bardfield Road, Finchingfield, BRAINTREE, CM7 4LL
replacement proposed 7 no. units on land at Bardfield Road”
- Authority
- Braintree District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Wyatt G
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the appeal site is within an appropriate location having regard to the development plan
- the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area
- the effect of the development on the living conditions of future occupiers with particular regard to noise and disturbance and the provision of private amenity space
- the effect of the development on ecology
- the effect of the development on trees
- the effect of the development on highway safety
What decided it
The unresolved impact on protected bat species, combined with harm to character and appearance and inadequate amenity space, meant the proposal conflicted with the development plan with no material considerations of sufficient weight to outweigh that conflict.
The modest benefits of housing delivery and economic activity were outweighed by the harm to character and appearance, living conditions of future occupiers, and unmitigated impact on protected species.
Framework references: 11, 80, 111, 119, 130, 131, 179
Plan policies cited: Policy RLP2, Policy RLP6, Policy RLP10, Policy RLP56, Policy RLP80, Policy RLP84, Policy RLP90, Policy CS5, Policy CS8
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.