®Planning appeal decision
Meadowbrook House, Lower Farm Road, Borley, CO10 7AJ
Conversion of the existing cartlodge to form a separate dwelling
- Authority
- Braintree District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Simpson L
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the site is a suitable location for the proposed development, with particular regard to access to services and facilities
What decided it
The poor access to services and facilities and resulting overreliance on private motor vehicles, which gives rise to substantial harm and conflict with development plan policies SP3 and CS7 and Framework Paragraphs 92 and 105, outweighs the moderate housing benefits even under the tilted balance.
The substantial harm from poor access to services and facilities and motor vehicle dependency significantly and demonstrably outweighed the moderate social and economic benefits of a single additional dwelling, even if a housing land supply shortfall existed.
Framework references: 80, 92, 105
Plan policies cited: Section 1 Local Plan Policy SP3, Core Strategy Policy CS7, Section 1 Local Plan Policy SP1, Draft Policy LPP1
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