Land At, Russels Road, Greenstead Green , Essex, CO9 1SR

Planning appeal 3318348 at Land At, Russels Road, Greenstead Green , Essex, CO9 1SR (Braintree District Council) was allowed on 16 November 2023 by Inspector Catcheside E, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the site represents a suitable location for housing, having regard to the spatial strategy set out in the development plan and accessibility to services and facilities.

A new dwelling

Authority: Braintree District Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Catcheside E
Postcode: CO9 1SR

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

whether the site represents a suitable location for housing, having regard to the spatial strategy set out in the development plan and accessibility to services and facilities
the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area

What decided it

The Council's inability to demonstrate a five-year housing land supply, combined with the site's reasonable public transport connection and the absence of harm to character and appearance, meant the tilted balance under NPPF paragraph 11(d)(ii) favoured allowing the appeal despite conflict with the development plan's spatial strategy.

The conflict with the spatial strategy was given limited weight in light of the housing land supply shortfall, the reasonable public transport connection, and the low environmental impact of short car journeys; the benefits of housing delivery outweighed the adverse impacts when assessed against the Framework as a whole.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: SP3LPP1LPP16SP7SP1LPP47LPP52
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 11Paragraph 56

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