Planning appeal decision
Meadow Farm, Beggar Hill, Fryerning, Essex, CM4 0PG
Planning appeal 3294381 at Meadow Farm, Beggar Hill, Fryerning, Essex, CM4 0PG (Brentwood Borough Council) was allowed on 24 March 2023 by Inspector Smith J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposed development would provide satisfactory living conditions for future occupiers, with particular regard to the extent of private outdoor amenity space.
demolition and reconstruction of storage barn (Building C), B8 and change of use to provide 1No. self-contained dwellinghouse, C3
- Authority
- Brentwood Borough Council
- Appeal type
- other · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Unknown
- Inspector
- Smith J
- Postcode
- CM4 0PG
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposed development would provide satisfactory living conditions for future occupiers, with particular regard to the extent of private outdoor amenity space
What decided it
The proposed developments would provide satisfactory living conditions for future occupiers through adequate private outdoor amenity space in front of the buildings, secured by conditions requiring appropriate landscaping and boundary treatment.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy BE14Policy HP06
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 149Paragraph 130Paragraph 149g
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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