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Annex [Poll Miles Hall] Rangers Hall, Hosdens Lane, Great Maplestead, Essex, CO9 2QU
Planning appeal 3338214 at Annex [Poll Miles Hall] Rangers Hall, Hosdens Lane, Great Maplestead, Essex, CO9 2QU (Braintree District Council) was dismissed on 19 August 2024 by Inspector Spencer D, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the appeal site is a sustainable location for the development proposed.
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
- Postcode
- CO9 2QU
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.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy SP3 of the Braintree Local Plan Section 1Policy LPP1 of the Braintree Local Plan Section 2Policy SP7 of the Braintree Local PlanPolicy LPP42 of the Braintree Local Plan Section 2Policy LPP35 of the Braintree Local Plan Section 2Policy LPP52 of the Braintree Local Plan Section 2
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 84Paragraph 157Paragraph 131Paragraph 135Paragraph 11
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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