®Planning appeal decision
Land adjacent 112 London Road, Braintree, CM7 2AS
the construction of three dwellings
- Authority
- Braintree District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Lancaster K
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
Plan policies cited: Policy SP7, Policy LPP52, Policy LPP70, Policy LPP43
Judgments cited: Holborn Studios Ltd v The Council of the London Borough of Hackney [2017] EWHC 2823 (Admin)
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.