®Planning appeal decision
Dengie Farmhouse, Maldon Road, Witham, Essex, CM8 3HY
Planning appeal 3354393 at Dengie Farmhouse, Maldon Road, Witham, Essex, CM8 3HY (Braintree District Council) was dismissed on 14 April 2025 by Inspector Wright A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the location or siting of the building makes it otherwise impractical or undesirable to change from agricultural use to a use falling within Class C3 (dwellinghouses).
‘conversion of an existing barn into a two bedroom dwelling’
- Authority
- Braintree District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Wright A
- Postcode
- CM8 3HY
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the location or siting of the building makes it otherwise impractical or undesirable to change from agricultural use to a use falling within Class C3 (dwellinghouses)
What decided it
The location adjacent to the A12 makes it otherwise impractical or undesirable to convert the barn to a dwellinghouse due to unresolved air quality and thermal comfort concerns that cannot be adequately mitigated within the Class Q permitted development framework.
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