Planning appeal decision
Yorneys, Shalford Green, Shalford, Essex, CM7 5AY
Planning appeal 3341213 at Yorneys, Shalford Green, Shalford, Essex, CM7 5AY (Braintree District Council) was dismissed on 27 December 2024 by Inspector Goldberg V, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the countryside location of the site is suitable for the development.
‘change of use only from agricultural land to residential garden land and retrospective planning for storage shed’
- Authority
- Braintree District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Goldberg V
- Postcode
- CM7 5AY
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the countryside location of the site is suitable for the development
- the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the surrounding countryside
What decided it
The development conflicts with the development plan by introducing inappropriate countryside use and causing unacceptable harm to the character and appearance of the surrounding countryside through the introduction of built form and maintained garden land incompatible with the prevailing undeveloped rural character.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy LPP1Policy LPP41Policy LPP52Policy LPP67Policy LPP36
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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