Planning appeal decision
Village Hall, Common Road, Stock, Ingatestone, CM4 9NF
Planning appeal 3282931 at Village Hall, Common Road, Stock, Ingatestone, CM4 9NF (Chelmsford Borough Council) was dismissed on 27 April 2022 by Inspector Greenwood L, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Stock Conservation Area.
Retrospective planning permission for construction of an entrance gate with associated landscaping without complying with condition requiring submission of landscaping scheme
- Authority
- Chelmsford Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Greenwood L
- Postcode
- CM4 9NF
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Stock Conservation Area
What decided it
The landscaping condition is necessary to mitigate the less than substantial harm caused by the solid gate structure to the character and appearance of the conservation area, and no public benefit has been demonstrated that would outweigh this harm.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy DM13
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 202Paragraph 56
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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