Planning appeal decision
15 Clare Road, Braintree, CM7 2PA
Planning appeal 3317159 at 15 Clare Road, Braintree, CM7 2PA (Braintree District Council) was dismissed on 18 May 2023 by Inspector Eggleton P, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect on the character and appearance of the area.
a one and a half storey rear extension, two side dormers and windows to the front elevation of existing bungalow to form first-floor accommodation
- Authority
- Braintree District Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Eggleton P
- Postcode
- CM7 2PA
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect on the character and appearance of the area
- The effect on the amenities of the residents of 17 Clare Road with regard to privacy
What decided it
The proposed side dormers would detract from the character and appearance of the dwelling and wider area in conflict with local plan design policies, and whilst personal circumstances were considered, less intrusive alternatives were available to meet the family's needs.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- LPP 1LPP 36(b&e)LPP 47(a)LPP 47(f)LPP 52(a&b)
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 60Paragraph 130
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.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
Town Planner Pro holds this letter. The Appeals plan opens it and every other letter we hold, all of them searchable, with the main issues and what decided each case picked out. We do not show letters on the free site because they carry people’s names and addresses.
With an account
What an account adds to this decision


More decisions in Braintree District Council
The authority’s record since 2016 · every decision in 2023
- Dismissed28 October 20266008511Rose Cottage Church Road, Terling, CM3 2PH
- Dismissed20 October 2026600854161 Aparthotel At Kings Road, Halstead, CO9 1HA
- Dismissed12 October 20266014774Land South of Pen-Lan, Bures, CO8 5DL
- Dismissed12 October 202660127499 Kemsley Road, Earls Colne, CO6 2NU
- Dismissed9 October 20266006918Wards Farm, Gladfen Hall Road, Greenstead Green, CO9 1RN
The main issues, what decided it, the planning balance and the policies and judgments listed as cited are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro and are our summary, not the Inspector’s words; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.
®