®Planning appeal decision
Land North West of School Road, Rayne, Essex, CM77 6SS
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
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.
Framework references: 11, 83, 12
Plan policies cited: BDLP Policy LPP 1, BDLP Policy SP 3, BDLP Policy LPP 39, BDLP Policy SP 7, BDLP Policy LPP 52, BDLP Policy SP 1, BDLP Policy LPP 66, BDLP paragraph 4.124
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.