Planning appeal decision
Hall Farm, Hall Lane, Shenfield, Brentwood, Essex, CM15 0SH
Planning appeal 3275384 at Hall Farm, Hall Lane, Shenfield, Brentwood, Essex, CM15 0SH (Brentwood Borough Council) was allowed on 29 December 2021 by Inspector Bowyer J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether or not the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt.
demolition of existing stables building. Erection of single storey detached dwellinghouse with associated parking and landscaping
- Authority
- Brentwood Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Bowyer J
- Postcode
- CM15 0SH
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether or not the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt
- the effect of the proposal on the setting of Hall Farm, a Grade II listed building
What decided it
The reduction in built volume, footprint and hardstanding, combined with improvements to openness from demolition of the stables, offset the slight harm from eastward spread of built form, and the dwelling's modest scale and separation from the listed building meant no harm to its significance.
The benefits to openness in spatial and visual terms from the reduction in development scale and removal of the stables offset the slight harm from the greater spread of built form to the east.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- GB1GB2C16
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 56
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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