Meadow View, Lower Road, Middleton, Essex, CO10 7NS

Planning appeal 3357184 at Meadow View, Lower Road, Middleton, Essex, CO10 7NS (Braintree District Council) was dismissed on 22 April 2025 by Inspector Bartlett R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposal would be in a suitable location having regard to the accessibility of services and facilities.

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Authority: Braintree District Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Bartlett R
Postcode: CO10 7NS

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

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy SP7Policy LPP1Policy LPP42Policy LPP52Policy LPP64Policy LPP67

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