®Planning appeal decision
Land to the west of Prayors Hill, Sible Hedingham, CO9 3LE
outline planning application for the development of up to 90 dwellings with all matters reserved except for access
- Authority
- Braintree District Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Bowyer J
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
- the effect of the proposal on the setting and significance of heritage assets
What decided it
The less than substantial harm to the significance of the Church of St Peter and Prayors Hill Cottage listed buildings, and the collective harm to heritage assets, could not be outweighed by the public benefits of housing delivery and affordable housing provision.
The significant harm to character and appearance and the less than substantial harm to heritage assets, when given great weight in accordance with Framework guidance, outweighed the benefits of delivering up to 73 dwellings (including 30% affordable housing) and economic benefits, such that the adverse impacts significantly and demonstrably outweighed the benefits when assessed against Framework policies as a whole.
Framework references: 11, 57
Plan policies cited: Policy RLP2, Policy RLP9, Policy RLP80, Policy RLP90, Policy RLP95, Policy RLP100, Policy CS5, Policy CS8, Policy SP1, Policy SP3, Policy SP4, Policy SP7
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.