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Dismissed28 May 20253352260

Land North West Of Maltbeggars Farm, Tey Road, Coggeshall, Essex, CO6 1SD

Planning appeal 3352260 at Land North West Of Maltbeggars Farm, Tey Road, Coggeshall, Essex, CO6 1SD (Braintree District Council) was dismissed on 28 May 2025 by Inspector Dyer I, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the site is a suitable location for the proposal having particular regard to local and national policies for rural development and transport.

change of use of agricultural land to a Dog Agility field

Authority
Braintree District Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
leisure-sport · Change of use
Inspector
Dyer I

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the site is a suitable location for the proposal having particular regard to local and national policies for rural development and transport

What decided it

The site's location in the countryside with almost total reliance on private car access, combined with harm to rural character and loss of best and most versatile agricultural land, outweighed the limited economic and social benefits of the rural business diversification.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy SP3Policy LLP1Policy LLP7Policy LLP42Policy LPP52
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 88Paragraph 89Paragraph 116Paragraph 117Paragraph 187

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