Planning appeal decision
Bulford Mill Bulford Mill Lane, Cressing, Braintree, CM77 8NS
Planning appeal 3316079 at Bulford Mill Bulford Mill Lane, Cressing, Braintree, CM77 8NS (Braintree District Council) was dismissed on 8 February 2024 by Inspector Aston R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would preserve Bulford Mill, a Grade II listed building, and any features of special architectural or historic interest that it possesses.
conversion of 1 x rear window to a double door and full height side windows together with steps to the rear
- Authority
- Braintree District Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Aston R
- Postcode
- CM77 8NS
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would preserve Bulford Mill, a Grade II listed building, and any features of special architectural or historic interest that it possesses
What decided it
The less than substantial but considerable harm to the Grade II listed building's special architectural and historic interest through loss of historic fabric and disruption of fenestration symmetry could not be justified by the private benefits to the appellant.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy SP7Policy LPP57
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 200
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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