®Planning appeal decision
Land at Shellards Lane , Wickham St Paul, Essex , CO9 2PP
outline application for the erection of new detached dwelling: all matters reserved with the exception of access
- Authority
- Braintree District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Wallace J
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the site is a suitable location for development having regard to the spatial strategy for the district
- the effect of the proposed development on protected species
What decided it
The site's location outside the development boundary in conflict with the spatial strategy of the adopted development plan, combined with the inability to rule out adverse effects on protected species in the absence of a survey, meant there were no material considerations of sufficient weight to justify approval.
The limited benefits of housing delivery and economic benefits were outweighed by the conflict with the development plan's spatial strategy and the unresolved protected species issue.
Framework references: 83, 61
Plan policies cited: LPS1 Policy SP 1, LPS1 Policy SP 3, LPS1 Policy SP 7, LPS2 Policy LPP 1, LPS2 Policy LPP 42, LPS2 Policy LPP 52, LPS2 Policy LPP66
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.