®Planning appeal decision
Annex [Poll Miles Hall] Rangers Hall, Hosdens Lane, Great Maplestead, Essex, CO9 2QU
change of use from annex to a dwelling, separating the annex (Poll Miles Hall) from Rangers Hall
- Authority
- Braintree District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Spencer D
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the appeal site is a sustainable location for the development proposed
- Whether the appeal proposal would provide acceptable living conditions with particular reference to internal living space
What decided it
The proposal conflicts with the development plan on both sustainability grounds (isolated location with poor accessibility and reliance on private vehicles) and living conditions grounds (insufficient internal floor area and headroom to meet technical housing standards for a 4-bedroom dwelling), and the harms substantially outweigh the benefits.
The significant environmental and social harms of an additional dwelling in a remote, car-dependent location together with the moderate social harm from insufficient internal living space substantially outweighed the very modest social benefit of an additional dwelling and the moderate environmental benefit of reusing an existing building.
Framework references: 84, 157, 131, 135, 11
Plan policies cited: Policy SP3 of the Braintree Local Plan Section 1, Policy LPP1 of the Braintree Local Plan Section 2, Policy SP7 of the Braintree Local Plan, Policy LPP42 of the Braintree Local Plan Section 2, Policy LPP35 of the Braintree Local Plan Section 2, Policy LPP52 of the Braintree Local Plan Section 2
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.