®Planning appeal decision
Land Adjacent To Fairacres , 76 Church Lane , Braintree , Essex, CM7 5SD
the erection of 14 residential dwelling houses
- Authority
- Braintree District Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Felgate J
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effects of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area
- the effects on highway safety
What decided it
The District's inability to demonstrate a 5-year housing land supply engages the tilted balance under NPPF paragraph 11(d), and the substantial housing benefits significantly exceed the minor adverse effects, which are capable of mitigation.
The conflict with out-of-date settlement boundary policies RLP2 and CS5 is outweighed by the substantial public benefit of 14 new dwellings (including 4 affordable units) and moderate economic benefits, against minor adverse effects on character and appearance (offset by design quality and new planting) and highway safety (capable of mitigation by condition).
Framework references: 11, 56
Plan policies cited: Policy RLP2, Policy CS5, Policy RLP80, Policy CS8, Policy RLP9, Policy RLP10, Policy RLP90, Policy SP1, Policy SP6
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.