®Planning appeal decision
Land South of Foxearth Hall, The Street, Foxearth, Sudbury, Essex, CO10 7JH
Planning appeal 3347469 at Land South of Foxearth Hall, The Street, Foxearth, Sudbury, Essex, CO10 7JH (Braintree District Council) was dismissed on 10 June 2025 by Inspector Mahoney F, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: 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.
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
- Postcode
- CO10 7JH
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
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- BDLP Policy LPP 1BDLP Policy SP7BDLP Policy LPP 47BDLP Policy LPP 52BDLP Policy LPP 53BDLP Policy LPP 57BDLP Policy LPP42
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 202Paragraph 212Paragraph 213Paragraph 215
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
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