Planning appeal decision
Grove Cottage,, Strathmore Road,, North Fambridge, Essex, CM3 6NB
Planning appeal 3280403 at Grove Cottage,, Strathmore Road,, North Fambridge, Essex, CM3 6NB (Maldon District Council) was dismissed on 24 March 2022 by Inspector Kemmann-Lane T, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the scale of the building and its location on the rural character of the site and the surrounding countryside.
agricultural barn to provide shelter for livestock, store animal feed, and to store ancillary farm equipment
- Authority
- Maldon District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- agricultural · Minor general industry/storage/warehousing
- Inspector
- Kemmann-Lane T
- Postcode
- CM3 6NB
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the scale of the building and its location on the rural character of the site and the surrounding countryside
What decided it
The absence of clear and compelling agricultural justification for a substantial barn of this scale relative to the small-scale livestock operation proposed, which would have a detrimental effect on rural character contrary to policies S1, S8, E4 and D1.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy S1Policy S8Policy E4Policy D1
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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