®Planning appeal decision
Land Adjacent Kitchen Hill , Bulmer , Essex, CO10 7EZ
outline planning application for 8no. dwellings with all matters reserved
- Authority
- Braintree District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Spencer D
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the appeal site would be a suitable location for the development proposed having regard to the development plan and otherwise securing sustainable patterns of development
- The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the surrounding area
- The effect of the appeal proposal on highway safety in Kitchen Hill
What decided it
The significant harm to character and appearance combined with conflict with the spatial strategy of a recently adopted development plan and highway safety concerns substantially and demonstrably outweighed the benefits of housing delivery.
The significant social benefit of 8 market dwellings and modest economic benefits were substantially outweighed by the substantial harm from conflict with spatial strategy and limited sustainability credentials, significant harm to character and appearance, and harm to highway safety
Framework references: 180, 180b, 115, 60
Plan policies cited: SP3, LLP1, SP7, LLP67, LLP52, SP1
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.