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Allowed2 September 20243343135

Cricks Farm, Hill House Road, Pebmarsh, CO9 2NP

Planning appeal 3343135 at Cricks Farm, Hill House Road, Pebmarsh, CO9 2NP (Braintree District Council) was allowed on 2 September 2024 by Inspector Francis L, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposals on the character and appearance of the countryside.

the demolition of two silos with prior approval for the conversion into two dwellings subject of application 23/00068/COUPA and the erection of a self-build replacement bungalow

Authority
Braintree District Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Francis L
Postcode
CO9 2NP

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • the effect of the proposals on the character and appearance of the countryside
  • whether the site is a suitable site for housing having regard to the adopted spatial strategy, with particular regard to the extent to which the proposal would contribute to the objectives of limiting the need to travel and offering a genuine choice of transport modes
  • the integrity of the European designated sites

What decided it

The fallback position of the extant prior approval for two dwellings significantly mitigated the harm from conflict with the spatial strategy, and as Appeal A accorded with the development plan in all other respects, material considerations outweighed the identified conflict.

The conflict with the development plan's spatial strategy and sustainable transport objectives was outweighed by the material consideration of the fallback position, which would allow two dwellings in any event, such that the appeal scheme's single dwelling represented a net reduction and a material benefit.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy SP3Policy SP1Policy SP7Policy LPP1Policy LPP42Policy LPP52Policy LPP71
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11

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