20, Chantry Close, Bocking, CM7 5FQ

described on the application form as: ‘Replacement of faulty timber windows with conservation PVC (appearance identical to timber) by FENSA installer Bluemanor Windows. In addition we wish to replace the soffit and facia boards at the same time by the removal of rotten original timber and replace in the same PVC to ensure the drip details are maintained

Authority: Braintree District Council
Appeal type: householder · Householder (HAS)
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Householder developments
Inspector: Smith A

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether or not the character or appearance of the Bocking Church Street Conservation Area would be preserved or enhanced

What decided it

The introduction of plastic replacement features would appear as non-traditional and discordant additions within the estate's orderly and consistent composition, causing less than substantial harm to the Conservation Area's heritage significance that could not be outweighed by the limited public benefits of the proposal.

Plan policies cited: RLP17, RLP90, RLP95, SP7, LPP38, LPP50, LPP55

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Heritage. Listed buildings by grade and distance, conservation areas, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, heritage at risk.
Landscape and environment. Green belt, national parks and national landscapes, SSSIs, ancient woodland, SPA, SAC and Ramsar sites, nutrient catchments.
Flooding. Flood zones 2 and 3, surface water, and both again with climate change.
Transport. The 800 metre station catchment and service frequency, bus stops with their weekday frequency, the cycle network, and the Framework’s transport tests measured for the site.

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