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Planning permission granted28 February 20253343646

Land West of Former Oil Depot, Hedingham Road, Gosfield, Essex, CO9 1PN

Planning appeal 3343646 at Land West of Former Oil Depot, Hedingham Road, Gosfield, Essex, CO9 1PN (Braintree District Council) was allowed on 28 February 2025 by Inspector Preston C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area and the local landscape.

Without planning permission, the material change of use of the land for storage of items connected with a scaffolding business, including but not limited to: scaffolding tubes, pipes, poles, base plates and walk boards, plus associated structures and racking which assist with the business use and storage

Authority
Braintree District Council
Appeal type
enforcement · Enforcement Notice
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
employment-industrial · Change of use
Inspector
Preston C
Postcode
CO9 1PN

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area and the local landscape
  • Whether the location of the site is suitable for the development in question having regard to the policies of the Local Plan and other material considerations

What decided it

The site's status as previously developed land, combined with effective screening and the Framework's support for rural business growth and reuse of brownfield sites for employment, made the location suitable for the scaffolding storage use despite potential tension with local plan policies.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
LPP1LPP7LPP47LPP52LPP67RLP40
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 88Paragraph 89Paragraph 187

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