25 Colchester Road, Coggeshall, COLCHESTER, CO6 1RP

removal of existing tractor shed to be replaced with a 2 bedroom detached house

Authority: Braintree District Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Gee R

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

whether the proposal would provide satisfactory living conditions for the future occupiers of the dwelling with particular regard to outdoor amenity space
the effect of the proposed development upon the living conditions of existing occupiers at No 25 Colchester Road, with particular regard to outlook
the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area
the effect of the proposed development upon the living conditions of existing occupiers at No 25 Colchester Road, with particular regard to outdoor amenity space

What decided it

The proposal would fail to provide satisfactory living conditions for future occupiers due to overlooked outdoor amenity space and would cause unacceptable overbearing harm to the outlook of existing occupiers at No 25, combined with overdevelopment of the cramped plot.

The limited social and economic benefits of one additional dwelling and efficient use of previously developed land did not outweigh the harm to living conditions of future and existing occupiers and the character and appearance of the area.

Plan policies cited: Policy LPP52, Policy LPP35, Policy 14 of the Coggeshall Parish Neighbourhood Plan July 2021

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