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Dismissed14 April 20233307021

Brooms Farm Colne Park Road, White Colne, Colchester, CO6 2QN

Planning appeal 3307021 at Brooms Farm Colne Park Road, White Colne, Colchester, CO6 2QN (Braintree District Council) was dismissed on 14 April 2023 by Inspector Greenwood L, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The suitability of the location for the proposed dwellings, having regard to policies concerning development in the countryside.

the demolition of the existing dilapidated bungalow and the erection of 2 bungalows

Authority
Braintree District Council
Appeal type
other · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Unknown
Inspector
Greenwood L
Postcode
CO6 2QN

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The suitability of the location for the proposed dwellings, having regard to policies concerning development in the countryside
  • The effect of the proposal on the safety of highway users

What decided it

The inability to provide safe and suitable access due to inadequate visibility splays that would be unreasonable to impose as a condition, causing unacceptable danger to highway users.

The modest benefits of housing supply contribution, self-build provision, economic and social benefits, and landscape enhancement were significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the adverse impacts on highway safety.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
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National Planning Policy Framework
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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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