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Oak Piggeries, Waltham Road, Terling, Chelmsford, CM3 2RB
Planning appeal 3330442 at Oak Piggeries, Waltham Road, Terling, Chelmsford, CM3 2RB (Braintree District Council) was dismissed on 8 April 2024 by Inspector Grierson E, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposed development would be in a suitable location for new housing with regard to the local development strategy and accessibility to services and facilities.
the erection of 1 x 3-bedroom two-storey detached dwellinghouse with associated detached cartlodge for parking, and alterations to existing access to form shared access with existing dwelling
- Authority
- Braintree District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Grierson E
- Postcode
- CM3 2RB
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposed development would be in a suitable location for new housing with regard to the local development strategy and accessibility to services and facilities
What decided it
The proposed dwelling would not be located in a suitable location for new housing as future occupiers would be largely reliant on private vehicles due to poor accessibility to services and facilities and limited sustainable transport options, conflicting with the development plan and Framework principles for sustainable rural development.
The conflict with development plan policies and significant environmental harm from car dependency was given substantial weight and substantially and demonstrably outweighed the limited benefits of a single dwelling (housing supply contribution, small economic and environmental benefits), such that the presumption in favour of sustainable development did not apply.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy LPP1Policy SP3Policy SP7Policy LPP52
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 83Paragraph 84Paragraph 109
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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