Planning appeal decision
Gulls Meadow, Woodhouse Farm Road, Stisted, Essex, CM77 8FP
Planning appeal 3353197 at Gulls Meadow, Woodhouse Farm Road, Stisted, Essex, CM77 8FP (Braintree District Council) was allowed on 13 June 2025 by Inspector Harrison F, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the location of the site is suitable for the development, having regard to the Council's spatial strategy and the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area.
An agricultural storage barn
- Authority
- Braintree District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- agricultural · Minor general industry/storage/warehousing
- Inspector
- Harrison F
- Postcode
- CM77 8FP
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the location of the site is suitable for the development, having regard to the Council's spatial strategy and the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area
What decided it
The barn's use for storage associated with the permitted mixed uses at the site is appropriate to the countryside location and does not harmfully affect the character and appearance of the area.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy LPP1Policy LPP7
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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