Planning appeal decision
Church Green Cottage, High Street, Stock, Ingatestone, CM4 9BS
Planning appeal 3325540 at Church Green Cottage, High Street, Stock, Ingatestone, CM4 9BS (Chelmsford Borough Council) was allowed on 26 March 2024 by Inspector Harrison F, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on the long-term health and vitality of protected trees, bearing in mind that it would be in the Stock Conservation Area.
A new dwelling
- Authority
- Chelmsford Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Harrison F
- Postcode
- CM4 9BS
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposal on the long-term health and vitality of protected trees, bearing in mind that it would be in the Stock Conservation Area
What decided it
The proposal would not create an unacceptable long-term relationship with the protected trees and would preserve the character and appearance of the Stock Conservation Area in accordance with Policy DM17 and section 72(1) of the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy DM17
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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