Laundry Cottage, Church Road, Bulmer, SUDBURY, CO10 7EL

Authority: Braintree District Council
Appeal type: householder · Householder (HAS)
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: other · Householder developments
Inspector: Lock H

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.

Framework references: 202, 130

Plan policies cited: LPP 36, LPP 52, LPP 47

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