®Planning appeal decision
Sydney Villa, 124 Swan Street, Sible Hedingham, Essex, CO9 3HP
conversion of existing 2 bedroom residential annex into 1 bed single storey dwelling
- Authority
- Braintree District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Price J
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the dwelling proposed would provide acceptable living conditions, particularly in respect of the quality of private garden space, outlook and privacy
What decided it
The poor quality of private outdoor amenity space, outlook and privacy resulting from the site's location adjacent to a busy main road and shared access, which would fail to provide acceptable living conditions for future occupiers in conflict with both the development plan and the Framework.
The modest benefits of housing supply and efficient use of land were significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the adverse impacts of poor living conditions in respect of garden quality, outlook, privacy and noise exposure.
Framework references: 11, 129, 135, 139
Plan policies cited: Policy LPP 52, Policy LPP 35, Policy SP 7, Policy LPP 70
Judgments cited: Holborn Studios Ltd v The Council of the London Borough of Hackney [2017] EWHC 2823 (Admin)
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.