®Planning appeal decision
Meadowbrook House, Lower Farm Road, Borley, CO10 7AJ
Planning appeal 3276838 at Meadowbrook House, Lower Farm Road, Borley, CO10 7AJ (Braintree District Council) was dismissed on 2 March 2022 by Inspector Simpson L, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the site is a suitable location for the proposed development, with particular regard to access to services and facilities.
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
- Postcode
- CO10 7AJ
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.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Section 1 Local Plan Policy SP3Core Strategy Policy CS7Section 1 Local Plan Policy SP1Draft Policy LPP1
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 80Paragraph 92Paragraph 105
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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