Planning appeal decision
Laundry Cottage, Church Road, Bulmer, Sudbury, CO10 7EL
Planning appeal 3292918 at Laundry Cottage, Church Road, Bulmer, Sudbury, CO10 7EL (Braintree District Council) was allowed on 1 September 2022 by Inspector Lock H, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the building on the character and appearance of the appeal site and the street scene, including the Bulmer Conservation Area and the setting of the Grade I listed Church of St Andrew.
Erection of cart lodge
- Authority
- Braintree District Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Lock H
- Postcode
- CO10 7EL
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the building on the character and appearance of the appeal site and the street scene, including the Bulmer Conservation Area and the setting of the Grade I listed Church of St Andrew
- The living conditions of adjacent residents, with particular reference to outlook, access to light and overshadowing
What decided it
The principle of a double cart lodge on the site had been established by the earlier grant of planning permission, and the variations in the as-built structure did not materially alter the design or its relationship to the host property and conservation area setting.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- LPP 36LPP 52LPP 47
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 202Paragraph 130
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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