Planning appeal decision
Pheasant Cottage, Shalford Road, Panfield, Braintree, CM7 5AS
Planning appeal 3279202 at Pheasant Cottage, Shalford Road, Panfield, Braintree, CM7 5AS (Braintree District Council) was dismissed on 31 March 2022 by Inspector Fleming L, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposed development would preserve the grade II listed Pheasant Cottage or its setting and any features of special architectural or historic interest that it possesses.
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- Authority
- Braintree District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Fleming L
- Postcode
- CM7 5AS
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposed development would preserve the grade II listed Pheasant Cottage or its setting and any features of special architectural or historic interest that it possesses
What decided it
The scale, form and positioning of the proposed extension would harm the significance and setting of the listed building, and the modest private benefits were insufficient to outweigh the great weight to be attached to that harm.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy CS5Policy RLP2Policy RLP18Policy RLP90Policy RLP100
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 48
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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