®Planning appeal decision
Land South Of Toppesfield Road, Great Yeldham, Essex, CO9 4HD
Planning appeal 3282406 at Land South Of Toppesfield Road, Great Yeldham, Essex, CO9 4HD (Braintree District Council) was dismissed on 20 April 2022 by Inspector Sabu R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposed development would provide a suitable location for housing with particular regard to the character and appearance of the area.
described as, ‘permission in principle application for up to two dwellings at Land South of Toppesfield Road, Great Yeldham
- Authority
- Braintree District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Sabu R
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposed development would provide a suitable location for housing with particular regard to the character and appearance of the area
What decided it
The unacceptable harm to the rural character and appearance of the area through encroachment into the countryside, which would conflict with the development plan as a whole and outweigh the limited housing and economic benefits.
The limited housing and economic benefits of two dwellings were significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the significant harm to the character and appearance of the area and conflict with the development plan as a whole
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy SP3 of the North Essex Authorities' Shared Section 1 PlanPolicy RLP2 of the Braintree District Local Plan Review Adopted July 2005Policy RLP80 of the Braintree District Local Plan Review Adopted July 2005Policy RLP90 of the Braintree District Local Plan Review Adopted July 2005Policy CS5 of the Local Development Framework Core Strategy adopted September 2011Policy CS8 of the Local Development Framework Core Strategy adopted September 2011
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.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
Town Planner Pro holds this letter. The Appeals plan opens it and every other letter we hold, all of them searchable, with the main issues and what decided each case picked out. We do not show letters on the free site because they carry people’s names and addresses.
With an account
What an account adds to this decision
More decisions in Braintree District Council
The authority’s record since 2016 · every decision in 2022
- Dismissed28 October 20266008511Rose Cottage Church Road, Terling, CM3 2PH
- Dismissed20 October 2026600854161 Aparthotel At Kings Road, Halstead, CO9 1HA
- Dismissed12 October 20266014774Land South of Pen-Lan, Bures, CO8 5DL
- Dismissed12 October 202660127499 Kemsley Road, Earls Colne, CO6 2NU
- Dismissed9 October 20266006918Wards Farm, Gladfen Hall Road, Greenstead Green, CO9 1RN
The main issues, what decided it, the planning balance and the policies and judgments listed as cited are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro and are our summary, not the Inspector’s words; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.