Chelmer Cottage, Docklands Avenue, Ingatestone, Essex, CM4 9DS

the demolition of Chelmer Cottage and the erection of 2 new dwellings

Authority: Brentwood Borough Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Greenwood L

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the local area including the setting of the Ingatestone Conservation Area

What decided it

The proposal would accord with the character of the area and provide a net increase of one dwelling to address housing under-delivery, with no adverse impacts that would outweigh these benefits under the tilted balance.

The benefits of the proposal in providing one additional dwelling to address housing under-delivery and according with design quality aspirations outweighed any adverse impacts, applying the presumption in favour of sustainable development at Framework paragraph 11 due to housing under-delivery.

Framework references: 11, 75

Plan policies cited: BE14, NE07, NE01

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Heritage. Listed buildings by grade and distance, conservation areas, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, heritage at risk.
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