®Planning appeal decision
Halstead Hall, Braintree Road, Halstead, CO9 1SL
Planning appeal 3341618 at Halstead Hall, Braintree Road, Halstead, CO9 1SL (Braintree District Council) was dismissed on 18 September 2024 by Inspector Shearing C, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would be in a suitable location with regard to the spatial strategy for the area.
‘outline application for the erection of 34 dwellings (including 24 market units and 10 social affordable units) with permission sought for access and layout’
- Authority
- Braintree District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Hearing
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Shearing C
- Postcode
- CO9 1SL
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would be in a suitable location with regard to the spatial strategy for the area
- The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area, with particular regard to a) landscape impacts b) trees, and c) design
- Effects on ecology
- Whether the proposal would provide acceptable living conditions for future occupants, with particular regard to noise from the A131, outlook and quality of outdoor space
What decided it
The significant and long-lasting harm to potential veteran trees (irreplaceable habitats) and the likely significant harm to Great Crested Newts, which the Framework indicates should lead to refusal, outweighed the benefits of the scheme.
the benefits of housing delivery, including affordable housing and economic benefits (moderate weight), did not outweigh the very substantial weight given to harm to potential veteran trees and protected species and the moderate weight given to harm from conflict with the spatial strategy and landscape character, such that the proposal conflicted with the development plan as a whole
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy SP3Policy LPP1Policy LPP42Policy LPP67Policy LPP65Policy LPP52Policy LPP64Policy SP7Policy LPP23Policy SP1
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 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.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
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