®Planning appeal decision
97 Chapel Street, BILLERICAY, CM12 9LR
‘demolition of existing redundant property and provision of 5 No domestic dwellings’
- Authority
- Basildon District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Martinson P
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposed development would preserve or enhance the character and appearance of the Billericay Conservation Area
- the effect of the proposed development on biodiversity including the effect on protected sites and on protected species
What decided it
The significant harm to the character and appearance of the conservation area and the setting of a non-designated heritage asset provided a clear reason for refusal under NPPF paragraph 11(d), displacing the presumption in favour of sustainable development despite the housing land supply shortfall.
The modest housing benefits and minor economic benefits were outweighed by the significant harm to the character and appearance of the conservation area and the setting of the United Reform Church, a non-designated heritage asset.
Framework references: 11, 174, 180, 202, 203
Plan policies cited: Policy BAS BE12(i)
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