®Planning appeal decision
Workshop Cobbs Fenn, Sible Hedingham, Halstead, CO9 3RX
Planning appeal 3276604 at Workshop Cobbs Fenn, Sible Hedingham, Halstead, CO9 3RX (Braintree District Council) was allowed on 23 November 2021 by Inspector Bowyer J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposed alterations to the development would be acceptable having regard to the nature of the accommodation proposed and the location of the site within the countryside.
completion of development of two partly erected buildings into a single residence composed of a main house building with an ancillary residential annex, both entirely comprised of residential living space without complying with a condition attached to planning permission Ref 17/01236/FUL, dated 1 March 2018
- Authority
- Braintree District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Bowyer J
- Postcode
- CO9 3RX
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposed alterations to the development would be acceptable having regard to the nature of the accommodation proposed and the location of the site within the countryside
What decided it
The original permission already permitted use of the southern section as part of the dwelling, and the proposed reconfiguration would not inevitably create a separate planning unit, with enforcement action available if a material change of use occurred.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy RLP2 of the Local Plan Review 2005Policy CS5 of the Core Strategy 2011Policy CS7 of the Core Strategy 2011
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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