Planning appeal decision
Flat 1, Park House Cornsland, Brentwood, CM14 4JL
Planning appeal 3329819 at Flat 1, Park House Cornsland, Brentwood, CM14 4JL (Brentwood Borough Council) was dismissed on 15 July 2024 by Inspector Wallace J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area with respect to the introduction of residential accommodation into the rear garden.
construction of a single storey outbuilding/annexe and related landscape works
- Authority
- Brentwood Borough Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Wallace J
- Postcode
- CM14 4JL
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area with respect to the introduction of residential accommodation into the rear garden
What decided it
The introduction of long-term residential occupation into the rear garden would be incongruous with the established character of the area where dwellings face the street, and the proposed annexe could not be effectively conditioned to remain ancillary.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy HP04Policy BE14
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 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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