®Planning appeal decision
2 St-Peters-In-The-Field, Braintree, Essex, CM7 9AR
proposed 1.5 storey dwelling with three bedrooms
- Authority
- Braintree District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Szymanski D
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposed development upon the setting and significance of the Grade II Listed Church of St Peter
- the effect of the proposed development upon the setting and significance of the Braintree and Bradford Street Conservation Area
- whether or not the proposed development would provide satisfactory living conditions for the future occupiers of the proposed dwelling with particular reference to daylight and sunlight
What decided it
The less than substantial harm to the setting and significance of the Grade II Listed Church of St Peter and the conservation area, when given great weight as required by the Framework and the Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas Act, was not outweighed by the limited cumulative public benefits of the scheme.
the harm to the setting and significance of the Grade II Listed Building and conservation area, given great weight, significantly outweighed the limited cumulative public benefits of the development including modest economic benefit, ecological measures, energy efficiency and a small heritage gain
Framework references: 199, 200, 202, 130
Plan policies cited: Policy SP7 of the Braintree District Section 1 Local Plan (2021), Policy LPP57 of the Braintree District Local Plan (2022), Policy LPP53 of the Braintree District Local Plan (2022), Policy LPP52 of the Braintree District Local Plan (2022), Policy LPP65 of the Braintree District Local Plan (2022)
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.