Clarity Independent School, Bridge Farm Barn, Woodhill Road, CHELMSFORD, CM2 7SG

erection of 2 outbuildings. One of them to be used as a Staff Room and the other one as a Classroom/Meeting Room so that the different age groups can be split. Number of children and teachers at the school and visitors coming to the school will not change. Parking provision will remain unchanged

Authority: Chelmsford Borough Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: community-institutional · Other minor developments
Inspector: Dade E

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the development would be in a suitable location, having regard to the local development strategy
The effect of the development on the living conditions of the occupants of Bridge House
The effect of the development on highway safety and efficiency

What decided it

The proposal demonstrates a genuine operational need for the development to support the school's function without intensifying its use, and the buildings are appropriately sited and scaled within the established school boundary without adversely affecting the countryside character, neighbouring living conditions, or highway safety.

Framework references: 99, 127, 135, 115

Plan policies cited: Policy DM8, Policy DM29, Policy DM27

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