®Planning appeal decision
Land South of Springfields , Braintree, CM77 6TB
outline application for the erection of 74 affordable residential dwellings with all matters reserved except access
- Authority
- Braintree District Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Hearing
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Bowyer J
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether or not the proposal would be in a suitable location having regard to the spatial strategy and its location in the countryside
- the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
- whether or not living conditions for future occupiers of the site would be acceptable in respect of privacy, outlook and the provision of amenity space
- whether or not the proposal would make adequate provision for parking
- whether or not the Council can demonstrate a five year supply of deliverable housing sites
What decided it
The significant harm to landscape character and appearance, particularly to the Flitch Way, combined with conflict with the spatial strategy, was found to significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits of the scheme including housing and affordable housing delivery.
the significant benefits of housing and affordable housing delivery were significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the adverse impacts of conflict with the spatial strategy and significant harm to landscape character and appearance, so the proposal did not benefit from the presumption in favour of sustainable development and conflicted with the development plan as a whole
Framework references: 11
Plan policies cited: Policy SP 3, Policy LPP 1, Policy SP 7, Policy LPP 35, Policy LPP 52, Policy LPP 67, Policy LPP 68, Policy LPP31
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.