®Planning appeal decision
4 St. Marys Road, Kelvedon, CO5 9DN
Erection of new, additional, detached house in grounds of existing property
- Authority
- Braintree District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Wallace J
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect on the character and appearance of the surrounding area
- the effect of the development on the living conditions of the occupiers of 4 St Mary's Road with regard to privacy
- whether the development would provide appropriate living conditions for future occupiers
What decided it
The significant harm to character and appearance, combined with unacceptable loss of privacy to existing occupiers and poor outlook for future occupiers, substantially and demonstrably outweighed the limited housing benefit of a single dwelling under the tilted balance.
The adverse impacts of harm to character and appearance and living conditions were found to significantly and demonstrably outweigh the limited benefit of housing supply for a single dwelling when assessed against the Framework taken as a whole, such that the presumption in favour of sustainable development did not apply.
Framework references: 11, 14
Plan policies cited: BLP Policy LPP 52, KNP Policy DE1, KNP Policy DE3
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.