Land at Brick Kiln Green, Blackmore End, Braintree, CM7 4DT

Planning appeal 3284864 at Land at Brick Kiln Green, Blackmore End, Braintree, CM7 4DT (Braintree District Council) was dismissed on 8 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 the development plan.

the creation of 1 no. single storey dwelling

Authority: Braintree District Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Hartley S
Postcode: CM7 4DT

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

whether the proposed development is in a suitable location having regard to the development plan
the effect upon the character and appearance of the area

What decided it

The appeal site's very poor accessibility in a remote rural location, at some distance from services and facilities with no realistic alternative to the car, conflicts with development plan policies and cannot be justified by NPPF rural accessibility provisions.

Even if the five-year housing land supply shortfall engaged the tilted balance under paragraph 11d of the NPPF, the benefits would not significantly and demonstrably outweigh the conflicts with the main issues of location suitability and character and appearance harm.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: CS5CS7CS8SP3SP1RLP2
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 105Paragraph 79Paragraph 127Paragraph 174Paragraph 11
Judgments: High Court case No C1/2017/3292

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