®Planning appeal decision
Land South of Bovingdon Road, Bocking, Braintree, CM7 5JR
Planning appeal 3295902 at Land South of Bovingdon Road, Bocking, Braintree, CM7 5JR (Braintree District Council) was allowed on 9 December 2022 by Inspector Webb B, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: 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).
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
- Postcode
- CM7 5JR
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
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy SP 3Policy LPP 1Policy LPP 67Policy LPP 52Policy LPP 35Policy LPP 63Policy SP 7Policy LPP47Policy LLP57Policy LPP53Policy LPP 31Policy LLP 50Policy LPP 78Policy SP2Policy LLP 35
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 199Paragraph 131Paragraph 57Paragraph 113
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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