®Planning appeal decision
Chalk End Farm House Chalk End, Roxwell, CHELMSFORD, CM1 4LG
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
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.
Framework references: 79, 80, 130, 174
Plan policies cited: Policy S1, Policy S7, Policy S11, Policy DM8, Policy DM9, Policy DM10, Policy DM11
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.