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

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

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.

Framework references: 74, 11, 8, 80, 79, 60, 56, 110

Plan policies cited: SP4, LPP1, SP1

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