®Planning appeal decision
Claypit Hall Farm, Mill Road, Great Bardfield, Braintree, CM7 4QG
Planning appeal 3323494 at Claypit Hall Farm, Mill Road, Great Bardfield, Braintree, CM7 4QG (Braintree District Council) was dismissed on 27 February 2024 by Inspector Gilbert-Wooldridge T, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposed development location would provide acceptable access to services and facilities.
the erection of single dwelling with associated landscaping work, access and operational development, including removal of a modern poultry house and agricultural store
- Authority
- Braintree District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Gilbert-Wooldridge T
- Postcode
- CM7 4QG
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposed development location would provide acceptable access to services and facilities
- the effect of the proposed development on the rural economy
What decided it
The proposed development location would not provide acceptable access to services and facilities and would have a negative effect on the rural economy through the loss of a building capable of agricultural or commercial use without adequate marketing evidence, contrary to the development plan policies in an up-to-date plan where the Council can demonstrate a 5-year housing land supply.
The limited social and economic benefits of a single dwelling and local housing stock provision were outweighed by the significant adverse effects of poor accessibility to services and facilities and negative impact on the rural economy through loss of an agricultural building without adequate justification.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy LPP1Policy SP3Policy SP7Policy LPP42Policy LPP7Policy LPP40
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 8Paragraph 88Paragraph 157
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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