®Planning appeal decision
Jackletts Farm, Slough Road, Danbury, CHELMSFORD, Essex, CM3 4LX
redevelopment of existing commercial site to comprise the erection of new buildings for Class E(g) and Class B8 use following cessation of an existing external storage yard (Class B8 use); conversion of a former agricultural building for Class B8 use; associated parking, landscaping and other infrastructure
- Authority
- Chelmsford Borough Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Hearing
- Development
- employment-industrial · Major general industry/storage/warehousing
- Inspector
- Thandi B
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the site is an appropriate location for the development proposed having regard to relevant development plan policies and the Framework
- The effect of the proposed development upon the character and appearance of the area
- Whether it has been adequately demonstrated that the existing barn is no longer required for agricultural purposes
- Whether the site is an appropriate location for the proposed development with regard to accessibility to and from nearby settlements
What decided it
The proposal's conflict with the development plan's spatial strategy and Policy DM8 as a speculative multi-business commercial development in the Rural Area was not outweighed by any other consideration.
The neutral findings on character/appearance, accessibility and the barn's redundancy for agriculture did not outweigh the conflict with the development plan as a whole, so the balance tipped against the proposal.
Framework references: 135, 180
Plan policies cited: Policy S1, Policy DM8, Policy DM10, Policy S11, Policy S7
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.