®Planning appeal decision
Land North West of School Road, Rayne, Essex, CM77 6SS
Planning appeal 3327894 at Land North West of School Road, Rayne, Essex, CM77 6SS (Braintree District Council) was allowed on 9 May 2024 by Inspector Couper C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether or not this is a suitable location for the proposed development, having regard to policies which direct housing to existing settlements, and to the site's accessibility to services and facilities.
the erection of one new multi-generational self-build sustainable dwelling with associated parking and landscaping
- Authority
- Braintree District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Couper C
- Postcode
- CM77 6SS
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether or not this is a suitable location for the proposed development, having regard to policies which direct housing to existing settlements, and to the site's accessibility to services and facilities
- whether or not the design of the proposed dwelling would harm the character and appearance of the area
What decided it
The proposal would be appropriately located within a small settlement, reasonably accessible to local services and facilities, and of appropriate design that would not harm character and appearance, thereby complying with the development plan taken as a whole.
Although there would be a very limited conflict with some BDLP policies, the scheme's contribution to sustainable development and compliance with the development plan as a whole outweighed any such conflict; alternatively, even if wrong on that conclusion, the slight harm from limited policy conflict would be outweighed by the scheme's public benefits.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- BDLP Policy LPP 1BDLP Policy SP 3BDLP Policy LPP 39BDLP Policy SP 7BDLP Policy LPP 52BDLP Policy SP 1BDLP Policy LPP 66BDLP paragraph 4.124
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 83Paragraph 12
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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