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

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

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.

Framework references: 88, 89, 187

Plan policies cited: LPP1, LPP7, LPP47, LPP52, LPP67, RLP40

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