®Planning appeal decision
2 St-Peters-In-The-Field, Braintree, Essex, CM7 9AR
Planning appeal 3295454 at 2 St-Peters-In-The-Field, Braintree, Essex, CM7 9AR (Braintree District Council) was dismissed on 17 November 2022 by Inspector Szymanski D, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposed development upon the setting and significance of the Grade II Listed Church of St Peter.
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
- Postcode
- CM7 9AR
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
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- 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)
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 199Paragraph 200Paragraph 202Paragraph 130
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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