®Planning appeal decision
10 Feering Road, Coggeshall, COLCHESTER, CO6 1RN
an outline application with all matters reserved except access for the erection of a single dwelling and garage
- 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 appeal site is an appropriate location for the proposed development having regard to relevant development policies and accessibility to local services
What decided it
The proposed development would cause unacceptable harm to the rural character and appearance of the area and is located in the open countryside without appropriate accessibility to local services by sustainable means, contrary to the development plan taken as a whole.
The limited benefits of housing supply and economic benefits during construction were outweighed by the harm to rural character and appearance, the location in open countryside with poor sustainable accessibility, and conflict with the Framework's recognition of intrinsic countryside character and visually attractive development sympathetic to local character.
Plan policies cited: Policy SP3 of the Braintree Local Plan (Section One), Policy SP1 of the Braintree Local Plan (Section One), Policy SP4 of the Braintree Local Plan (Section One), Policy LPP1 of the Braintree District Local Plan 2013-2033 (Section 2), Policy LPP42 of the Braintree District Local Plan 2013-2033 (Section 2), Policy LPP52 of the Braintree District Local Plan 2013-2033 (Section 2), Policy 1 of the Coggeshall Neighbourhood Plan
Judgments cited: Holborn Studios Ltd v The Council of the London Borough of Hackney [2017] EWHC 2823 (Admin); Corbett v Cornwall Council [2022] EWCA Civ 1069
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.