Planning appeal decision
Bluebell Cottage, Outings Lane, Doddinghurst, Essex, CM15 0LZ
Planning appeal 3351526 at Bluebell Cottage, Outings Lane, Doddinghurst, Essex, CM15 0LZ (Brentwood Borough Council) was allowed on 28 January 2025 by Inspector Kemmann-Lane T, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposed garage on the character, appearance and visual amenity of the area.
the construction of a detached garage
- Authority
- Brentwood Borough Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Kemmann-Lane T
- Postcode
- CM15 0LZ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed garage on the character, appearance and visual amenity of the area
What decided it
The proposed garage, when viewed in context of the existing neighbouring garage and the character of the area, would not have a significant harmful effect on the character, appearance and visual amenity of the area sufficient to warrant refusal.
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