®Planning appeal decision
Meadow View, Lower Road, Middleton, Essex, CO10 7NS
2No. new build bungalows
- Authority
- Braintree District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Bartlett R
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposal would be in a suitable location having regard to the accessibility of services and facilities
- the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the surrounding countryside
- the effect of the development on highway safety
- the effect of the development on priority habitat
What decided it
The site's unsustainable location, combined with unacceptable harm to rural character, highway safety concerns due to restricted visibility, and likely loss of priority habitat, outweighed the modest benefits of the development.
the modest benefits of two bungalows and council tax revenue did not outweigh the harm to character and appearance, highway safety concerns, priority habitat loss, and conflict with the development plan
Plan policies cited: Policy SP7, Policy LPP1, Policy LPP42, Policy LPP52, Policy LPP64, Policy LPP67
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.