Overseers House Oak Road, Pebmarsh, HALSTEAD, CO9 2QA

outline application for the erection of new detached family dwelling

Authority: Braintree District Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Russell M

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the appeal site is sustainably located having regard to the requirements of the development plan and the Framework including, but not limited to, the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area

What decided it

The site's unsustainable location away from the core of Pebmarsh, combined with the lack of practical walking and public transport links and the significant harm to rural character and appearance, means the adverse impacts significantly and demonstrably outweigh the modest housing benefits even under the tilted balance.

The modest benefits of one dwelling towards housing delivery and small social and economic benefits were significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the locational harm and significant harm to character and appearance, which means the proposal does not constitute sustainable development and conflicts with Framework policies as a whole

Framework references: 11, 15, 180

Plan policies cited: Policy SP1, Policy SP3, Policy SP7, Policy LPP1, Policy LPP42, Policy LPP52

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