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Dismissed6 May 20223273693

Park Place Bardfield Road, Finchingfield, Braintree, CM7 4LL

Planning appeal 3273693 at Park Place Bardfield Road, Finchingfield, Braintree, CM7 4LL (Braintree District Council) was dismissed on 6 May 2022 by Inspector Wyatt G, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the appeal site is within an appropriate location having regard to the development plan.

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
Postcode
CM7 4LL

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.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy RLP2Policy RLP6Policy RLP10Policy RLP56Policy RLP80Policy RLP84Policy RLP90Policy CS5Policy CS8
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 80Paragraph 111Paragraph 119Paragraph 130Paragraph 131Paragraph 179

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.

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