®Planning appeal decision
Land Southwest of Westwell, Halstead Road, White Ash Green, Essex, CO9 1PD
Planning appeal 3284667 at Land Southwest of Westwell, Halstead Road, White Ash Green, Essex, CO9 1PD (Braintree District Council) was allowed on 6 April 2022 by Inspector Hartley S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposed development is in a suitable location having regard to planning policies concerned with housing.
the erection of 1 no. two-storey dwelling and attached outbuilding utilising an existing vehicular access
- Authority
- Braintree District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Hartley S
- Postcode
- CO9 1PD
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposed development is in a suitable location having regard to planning policies concerned with housing
- the effect of the proposal upon the character and appearance of the area
- highway safety
What decided it
The site lies within an existing ribbon of residential development of more than 10 dwellings and would not extend it linearly, satisfying the policy criteria for small gaps, and the proposed development would accord with relevant development plan policies on location, character and highway safety.
The availability of a 5-year supply of housing land does not outweigh the conclusion that the proposal accords with relevant development plan policies for the area.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- RLP16LPR RLP2CS5CS7RLP80CS8RLP90(viii)
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 105Paragraph 111Paragraph 113Paragraph 54
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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