Planning appeal decision
30 Rana Drive, Braintree, Essex, CM7 2TD
Planning appeal 3318547 at 30 Rana Drive, Braintree, Essex, CM7 2TD (Braintree District Council) was allowed on 15 August 2023 by Inspector Barnes D, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposed development on the safety of other highway users.
the erection of single storey extension to the front of a garage
- Authority
- Braintree District Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Barnes D
- Postcode
- CM7 2TD
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed development on the safety of other highway users
What decided it
The availability of safe on-street parking spaces along Rana Drive meant that the loss of on-plot parking capacity would not create unacceptable danger to highway users.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy LLP 43
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
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