The Old Farmhouse, Petches Bridge, Great Bardfield, Braintree, Essex, CM7 4QN

Planning appeal 3294502 at The Old Farmhouse, Petches Bridge, Great Bardfield, Braintree, Essex, CM7 4QN (Braintree District Council) was dismissed on 15 November 2022 by Inspector Shrimplin R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the site is a suitable location for a dwelling, with adequate accessibility to services, having regard to the previous use of the land, and whether the site could better be used for business, commercial or community uses, in light of Development Plan Policies.

described in the application form as the “change of use of existing domestic outbuilding to self-contained dwelling and associated development

Authority: Braintree District Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Change of use
Inspector: Shrimplin R
Postcode: CM7 4QN

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the site is a suitable location for a dwelling, with adequate accessibility to services, having regard to the previous use of the land, and whether the site could better be used for business, commercial or community uses, in light of Development Plan Policies

What decided it

The site's location in a remote countryside area with poor accessibility to services and public transport makes the proposal unsustainable in planning terms and clearly contrary to national and local planning policies promoting sustainable development.

The benefits of providing a new dwelling were significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the objections to the scheme, despite the reported shortfall in housing land supply in the District

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy CS5Policy CS7Policy RLP2Policy RLP3Policy RLP 38

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