Planning appeal decision
Sidney Villa, 124 Swan Street, Essex, Sible Hedingham, CO9 3HP
Planning appeal 3303068 at Sidney Villa, 124 Swan Street, Essex, Sible Hedingham, CO9 3HP (Braintree District Council) was allowed on 15 December 2022 by Inspector Down K, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposed annex would be suitably located and appropriate having regard to its siting, scale and use.
a change of use from outbuilding to annex
- Authority
- Braintree District Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Down K
- Postcode
- CO9 3HP
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposed annex would be suitably located and appropriate having regard to its siting, scale and use
What decided it
The proposed annex would be physically and functionally ancillary to the host dwelling, remaining small-scale and subservient despite containing facilities for independent day-to-day living, and could be secured through a planning condition.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy LPP 36Policy LPP 52
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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