®Planning appeal decision
Land Adjacent 29 To 31 Queen Street, Sible Hedingham, Essex, CO9 3RH
the erection of a single, two storey dwelling, landscaping and improvements to the vehicular access
- Authority
- Braintree District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Catcheside E
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, with particular regard to the distinction between the settlement edge and the open countryside
What decided it
The absence of any identified harm to character, appearance, heritage assets or other material considerations, combined with the housing land supply shortfall triggering the tilted balance, meant the modest social and economic benefits of delivering one additional dwelling constituted sustainable development that outweighed the policy conflict.
The conflict with the development plan's spatial strategy was outweighed by the housing land supply shortfall (4.86 years), the site's sustainable location with good access to services, the absence of harm to character, appearance and heritage assets, and the positive contribution to housing supply.
Framework references: 11, 56
Plan policies cited: SP3, LPP1, SP7, LPP42, SP1
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.