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Dismissed16 January 20253342131

Land Adjacent To 32 Easterford Road, Kelvedon, Essex, CO5 9DX

Planning appeal 3342131 at Land Adjacent To 32 Easterford Road, Kelvedon, Essex, CO5 9DX (Braintree District Council) was dismissed on 16 January 2025 by Inspector Lancaster K, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area.

a new 4 bedroom house

Authority
Braintree District Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Lancaster K
Postcode
CO5 9DX

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area
  • the living conditions of the occupiers of No. 32 Easterford Road, with particular regard to the private amenity space provision
  • highway safety, with particular regard to parking provision

What decided it

The unacceptable harm to character and appearance and to the living conditions of the occupiers of No. 32, which conflicts with the development plan taken as a whole, outweighs the modest benefits of providing a single dwelling in a sustainable location.

The modest benefits of providing an additional dwelling in a sustainable location would not outweigh the adverse impacts of unacceptable harm to character and appearance and living conditions, such that the adverse impacts would significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits when assessed against the policies in the Framework taken as a whole.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy LPP35Policy LPP52Policy LPP43Policy DE1

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