Planning appeal decision
16 Queenborough Lane, Braintree, Essex, CM77 7QE
Planning appeal 3349798 at 16 Queenborough Lane, Braintree, Essex, CM77 7QE (Braintree District Council) was allowed on 3 January 2025 by Inspector Price J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area.
block built detached garage to the side, within the boundary fence adjacent to Maylands Drive, clad externally to match existing house
- Authority
- Braintree District Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Price J
- Postcode
- CM77 7QE
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
What decided it
The garage would be sufficiently screened by the pre-existing tall fencing and would match the house materials, preventing material adverse detriment to the character of the settlement despite being forward of the building line.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy LPP 1Policy LLP 36Policy LPP 52
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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