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Dismissed17 July 20253358739

Bower Hall, Western Road, Silver End, Essex, CM8 3SG

Planning appeal 3358739 at Bower Hall, Western Road, Silver End, Essex, CM8 3SG (Braintree District Council) was dismissed on 17 July 2025 by Inspector Grierson E, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposed development on the setting and significance of the grade II listed building, Bowers Hall.

the erection of 3 new residential dwellings on land at Bower Hall and the creation of a new site access from Western Road

Authority
Braintree District Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Grierson E
Postcode
CM8 3SG

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • the effect of the proposed development on the setting and significance of the grade II listed building, Bowers Hall
  • biodiversity
  • the character and appearance of the surrounding area
  • flood risk on the appeal site or within the local area

What decided it

The less than substantial harm to the setting and significance of the grade II listed building, given considerable weight under the Barnwell Manor judgment, provided a strong reason for refusing the development that outweighed the limited public benefits of the scheme.

The less than substantial harm to the heritage asset, given considerable weight, was not outweighed by the limited public benefits of three additional dwellings and economic and social benefits from construction and occupation, even in the context of a moderate shortfall in housing land supply.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy SP7Policy LPP47Policy LPP57Policy LPP64Policy SP7Policy LPP1Policy LPP35Policy LPP52Policy LPP74Policy LPP75Policy LPP76
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11
Judgments
Barnwell Manor Wind Energy Ltd v East Northants DC, English Heritage, National Trust and SSCLG [2014] EWCA Civ 137; Morge v Hampshire County Council [2011] UKSC 2

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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