®Planning appeal decision
Land South of Foxearth Hall, The Street, Foxearth, SUDBURY, Essex, CO10 7JH
Erection of 1no. self-build dwelling and ancillary outbuilding utilising existing vehicular access (improved)
- Authority
- Braintree District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Mahoney F
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposed development would preserve the setting and architectural and historic interest of the listed buildings at Foxearth Hall, and whether it would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of Foxearth Conservation Area particularly in relation to its impact on the significance of these heritage assets
What decided it
The considerable harm to the significance and setting of the Grade II* listed Foxearth Hall and its associated heritage assets caused by the erosion of the critical separation gap between the Hall and the village outweighed the public benefits of providing a single dwelling, particularly given the Council's adequate five-year housing land supply.
the considerable importance and great weight ascribed to the conservation of the Grade II* listed heritage assets and the less than substantial but inordinate harm to their significance outweighed the cumulative public benefits of housing provision, economic activity, and self-build opportunity
Framework references: 202, 212, 213, 215
Plan policies cited: BDLP Policy LPP 1, BDLP Policy SP7, BDLP Policy LPP 47, BDLP Policy LPP 52, BDLP Policy LPP 53, BDLP Policy LPP 57, BDLP Policy LPP42
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.