®Planning appeal decision
3 Coggeshall Road, Braintree, CM7 9DB
described in the application form as alterations to convert existing storage and distribution (Class B8 use) to seven two-storey, one-bedroom dwellings (use Class C3)
- Authority
- Braintree District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Shrimplin R
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the scheme would provide satisfactory living conditions for occupiers of the proposed new residential accommodation
- The effect of the proposed development on the residential amenities of neighbours (whether unacceptable harm would be caused by loss of privacy)
What decided it
The appeal site's sustainable town centre location with good services and transport connections, combined with the satisfactory living conditions that would be provided and the absence of unacceptable harm to neighbours' amenities, justified allowing the conversion despite the loss of employment land.
Framework references: 12, 16
Plan policies cited: SP7, LPP52, LPP47, LPP53, LPP54, LPP43
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.