Planning appeal decision
Cust Hall, Toppesfield, Halstead, CO9 4EB
Planning appeal 3306392 at Cust Hall, Toppesfield, Halstead, CO9 4EB (Braintree District Council) was allowed on 20 February 2023 by Inspector Biggers P, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the site would have a detrimental impact on the character and appearance of the barn and the listed Cust Hall.
the conversion and extension of holiday accommodation barn to create residential annexe
- Authority
- Braintree District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Biggers P
- Postcode
- CO9 4EB
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the site would have a detrimental impact on the character and appearance of the barn and the listed Cust Hall
- Whether the development would operate as a residential annexe physically and functionally linked to the main dwelling Cust Hall
What decided it
The extension would preserve the setting of the listed building and remain subservient to it, and an occupancy condition would secure the functional linkage of the annexe to the main dwelling.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- LPP47LPP57LPP36
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 16
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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