®Planning appeal decision
Land Adjacent Back House Croft, Bulmer Street, Bulmer, CO10 7EW
construction of no.2 detached 4-bedroom dwellings with off road parking and divided detached garage space with home office facilities. To make use of existing highways access points
- Authority
- Braintree District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Harding C
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the surrounding area, including whether it would preserve the setting of Bulmer Conservation Area
- Whether the proposed development would provide suitable living conditions for future occupiers
- Whether the site is a suitable location for residential development with regard to the local development strategy and accessibility to services and facilities by means other than the private car
- The effect of the proposed development upon highway safety
What decided it
The less than substantial but considerable harm to the significance of Bulmer Conservation Area and the character and appearance of the area, which was not outweighed by the modest public benefits of two additional dwellings, particularly given the Council's adequate housing land supply position.
The less than substantial harm to the significance of the Conservation Area and character and appearance, to which great weight must be given, was not outweighed by the modest contribution to housing supply and limited social and economic benefits of the proposed development
Framework references: 199, 202, 79, 11
Plan policies cited: BDP Policy SP7, BDP Policy LPP35, BDP Policy LPP52, BDP Policy LPP47, BDP Policy LPP53, BDP2 Policy SP3, BDP2 Policy LPP1
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.