Land Adjacent to Millbrooks Farm, Mill Lane, Colne Engaine, Essex, CO6 2HX

Planning appeal 3275208 at Land Adjacent to Millbrooks Farm, Mill Lane, Colne Engaine, Essex, CO6 2HX (Braintree District Council) was dismissed on 23 November 2021 by Inspector Bowyer J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposed development would provide a suitable location for housing having regard to its position within the countryside and its accessibility to services and facilities.

outline application for the construction of a single storey dwelling

Authority: Braintree District Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Bowyer J
Postcode: CO6 2HX

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the proposed development would provide a suitable location for housing having regard to its position within the countryside and its accessibility to services and facilities
The effect of the proposal on the landscape and character of the area

What decided it

The significant harm to landscape and character combined with reliance on private vehicle travel and limited sustainable transport opportunities significantly and demonstrably outweighed the limited benefit of a single dwelling to housing supply.

The adverse impacts of environmental harm to landscape character and reliance on private vehicle travel significantly and demonstrably outweighed the limited benefits of a single dwelling to housing supply, even in the absence of a demonstrated five-year housing land supply.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy RLP2Policy CS5Policy CS7Policy CS8Policy LPP1Policy LPP50Policy LPP55Policy LPP71Policy RLP80Policy RLP90Policy SP7
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 11

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