Planning appeal decision
Outbuildings at Stock Hall Farm (Building B), Hatfield Road, Ulting, Essex, CM9 6QD
Planning appeal 3319119 at Outbuildings at Stock Hall Farm (Building B), Hatfield Road, Ulting, Essex, CM9 6QD (Maldon District Council) was dismissed on 15 January 2024 by Inspector Pannell G, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposed development would provide a suitable location for housing, having regard to the spatial strategy.
Conversion of redundant grain store (Building B) to create 2 no. residential units
- Authority
- Maldon District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Pannell G
- Postcode
- CM9 6QD
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposed development would provide a suitable location for housing, having regard to the spatial strategy
- the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area, and on the setting of the Grade II listed buildings at Stock Hall Farm
What decided it
The unacceptable harm to the character and appearance of the building and the setting of the Grade II listed buildings at Stock Hall Farm, combined with the failure to enhance the building's immediate setting, significantly and demonstrably outweighed the modest economic and social benefits.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy S8Policy D1Policy H4
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 84Paragraph 205Paragraph 207
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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