Land Adjacent 112 London Road, Braintree, CM7 2AS

Planning appeal 3342323 at Land Adjacent 112 London Road, Braintree, CM7 2AS (Braintree District Council) was dismissed on 13 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.

the construction of three dwellings

Authority: Braintree District Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Lancaster K
Postcode: CM7 2AS

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area
Whether the proposed development would provide satisfactory living conditions for future occupiers with particular regard to outlook, light and noise
Whether the proposed development would provide adequate parking provision

What decided it

The proposal's failure to provide satisfactory living conditions due to noise, outlook and light issues, combined with inadequate parking provision and harm to character and appearance, meant the adverse impacts significantly and demonstrably outweighed the modest housing benefits.

The modest benefit of three additional dwellings would not outweigh the harmful effects identified in relation to character and appearance, living conditions and parking provision

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy SP7Policy LPP52Policy LPP70Policy LPP43
Judgments: Holborn Studios Ltd v The Council of the London Borough of Hackney [2017] EWHC 2823 (Admin)

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