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Chalk End Farm House Chalk End, Roxwell, Chelmsford, CM1 4LG
Planning appeal 3304176 at Chalk End Farm House Chalk End, Roxwell, Chelmsford, CM1 4LG (Chelmsford Borough Council) was dismissed on 28 March 2023 by Inspector Dyer I, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the site is a suitable location for a dwelling having regard to local policy for the delivery of housing, with particular reference to the effect on the character and appearance of the countryside and accessibility to everyday local facilities and services by a range of modes of transport.
full planning application in respect of the retention of the existing building, with partial conversion and new build to provide a new dwellinghouse with associated access
- Authority
- Chelmsford Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Dyer I
- Postcode
- CM1 4LG
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the site is a suitable location for a dwelling having regard to local policy for the delivery of housing, with particular reference to the effect on the character and appearance of the countryside and accessibility to everyday local facilities and services by a range of modes of transport
What decided it
The material harm to the intrinsic character and beauty of the countryside combined with the site's unsustainable location requiring almost total reliance on private motor vehicles outweighs the limited benefits of providing one additional dwelling.
The benefits of delivering an additional home and short-term construction employment, together with potential biodiversity gains from landscaping, are outweighed by the significant harm to the intrinsic character and beauty of the countryside and the unsustainable location with heavy reliance on private motor vehicles, which undermine the spatial strategy of the development plan.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy S1Policy S7Policy S11Policy DM8Policy DM9Policy DM10Policy DM11
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 79Paragraph 80Paragraph 130Paragraph 174
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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