Planning appeal decision
Petersfield Farm Petersfield Lane, Gosfield, Halstead, CO9 1PU
Planning appeal 3326176 at Petersfield Farm Petersfield Lane, Gosfield, Halstead, CO9 1PU (Braintree District Council) was dismissed on 20 June 2024 by Inspector Bale M, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effects on the character and appearance of the area.
positioning of storage containers for B8 storage use. Summary
- Authority
- Braintree District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- employment-industrial · Minor general industry/storage/warehousing
- Inspector
- Bale M
- Postcode
- CO9 1PU
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effects on the character and appearance of the area
- Whether the site is in an appropriate location, with regard to planning policies that seek to control the location of business activities
What decided it
The proposal conflicts with the development plan on two grounds—harm to character and appearance of the countryside and lack of policy support for the location of business development—with no material considerations of sufficient weight to outweigh this conflict.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy LPP1Policy LPP3Policy LPP7Policy LPP42
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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