®Planning appeal decision
Land South of Bovingdon Road, Bocking, BRAINTREE, CM7 5JR
up to 70 dwellings and associated development
- Authority
- Braintree District Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Hearing
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Webb B
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the site is a suitable location for the development having regard to its effect on the character and appearance of the area and designated heritage assets, including whether it would preserve the setting of a Grade I listed building, and whether it would conserve the significance of Bocking Conservation Area (the Conservation Area).
What decided it
The Inspector's conclusion that the development would have a positive effect on the character and appearance of the area and would preserve the setting of the Grade I listed church and Conservation Area, meaning the scheme complied with the development plan as a whole.
the limited conflict with Policy LPP1 was outweighed by the scheme's overall compliance with the development plan and its positive effects on character and heritage, with the presumption in favour of sustainable development lending additional weight to allowing the appeal
Framework references: 199, 131, 57, 113
Plan policies cited: Policy SP 3, Policy LPP 1, Policy LPP 67, Policy LPP 52, Policy LPP 35, Policy LPP 63, Policy SP 7, Policy LPP47, Policy LLP57, Policy LPP53, Policy LPP 31, Policy LLP 50, Policy LPP 78, Policy SP2, Policy LLP 35
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.