Planning appeal decision
Stantons Farm Witham Road, Black Notley, Braintree, CM77 8NH
Planning appeal 3293596 at Stantons Farm Witham Road, Black Notley, Braintree, CM77 8NH (Braintree District Council) was dismissed on 2 September 2022 by Inspector Raygen Z, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The main issue is the effect of the development on the setting of the Grade I listed Stanton's Farmhouse and Grade II listed Barn to east of Stanton's Farmhouse.
Single storey agricultural barn
- Authority
- Braintree District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Hearing
- Development
- agricultural · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Raygen Z
- Postcode
- CM77 8NH
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The main issue is the effect of the development on the setting of the Grade I listed Stanton's Farmhouse and Grade II listed Barn to east of Stanton's Farmhouse.
What decided it
The Inspector's finding that the constructed barn, due to its scale, materials, siting and tree screening, caused no harm to the setting or significance of the two listed buildings.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy LPP47Policy LPP52Policy LPP57
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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