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Dismissed3 January 20253347805

165/167 High Street, Kelvedon, Colchester, Essex, CO59JA

Planning appeal 3347805 at 165/167 High Street, Kelvedon, Colchester, Essex, CO59JA (Braintree District Council) was dismissed on 3 January 2025 by Inspector Price J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effects on the character or appearance of the Kelvedon Conservation Area and on the setting of the Grade II listed building at 163 High Street.

to replace 12No. windows and 1No. door

Authority
Braintree District Council
Appeal type
householder · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
other · Householder developments
Inspector
Price J
Postcode
CO5 9JA

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The effects on the character or appearance of the Kelvedon Conservation Area and on the setting of the Grade II listed building at 163 High Street

What decided it

The less than substantial harms to the character and appearance of the Conservation Area and the setting of the listed building, when given considerable importance and weight, outweighed the negligible public benefits of the proposal.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
S7LPP 47LPP 52LPP 53LPP 57
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 202Paragraph 215

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