®Planning appeal decision
Land to the Rear of 17-19 Junction Road, Warley, Brentwood, CM14 5JH
Planning appeal 3306978 at Land to the Rear of 17-19 Junction Road, Warley, Brentwood, CM14 5JH (Brentwood Borough Council) was dismissed on 15 May 2023 by Inspector Sylvester G, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area.
development to the land r/o 17-19 Junction Road with two new high quality single storey residential dwellings with associated amenity space, landscaping and other visual improvements
- Authority
- Brentwood Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Sylvester G
- Postcode
- CM14 5JH
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area
- the living conditions of the occupiers of Nos 15, 17, 19 and 21 Junction Road, with particular regard to outlook, and the potential for noise and disturbance
- whether the proposal would provide adequate living conditions for future occupiers of the proposed dwellings, with particular regard to the amount of outdoor amenity space, outlook and sunlight
What decided it
The harmful effects on character and appearance and on the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers significantly and demonstrably outweighed the modest housing and economic benefits, even in the context of a shortfall in housing land supply.
The modest socio-economic benefits of housing delivery and efficient land use were outweighed by the significant harm to character and appearance and to neighbouring living conditions, such that the adverse impacts significantly and demonstrably outweighed the benefits under paragraph 11(d)(ii) of the Framework.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy BE14Policy HP03Policy NE07Policy NE06
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 130Paragraph 11
- Judgments
- R (on the application of Samuel Smith Old Brewery (Tadcaster) and others) (Respondents) v North Yorkshire County Council (Appellant) [2020] UKSC 3
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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