®Planning appeal decision
Locksmiths Farm, Robinhood End, Finchingfield, Essex, CO9 4NN
‘demolition of barn structures, development of a single dwelling and detached garage, external alterations of existing Nissen Hut together with hard and soft landscaping and boundary treatments’
- Authority
- Braintree District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Bowyer J
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether or not the development would be in a suitable location having regard to its location in the countryside and future occupiers' access to services, facilities and sustainable transport modes
- whether or not there would be acceptable provision for the management of domestic waste
What decided it
The cumulative benefits of housing delivery, character and appearance enhancement, heritage asset refurbishment, and biodiversity gain, when weighed against the limited harm from countryside location and private vehicle reliance, were sufficient to outweigh the development plan conflict.
The limited harm arising from location in the countryside contrary to the spatial strategy and reliance on private vehicles was outweighed by the cumulative benefits of housing supply (significant weight), economic benefits and rural community vitality support (moderate weight), biodiversity enhancement (moderate weight), and character and appearance improvements with heritage asset significance enhancement (significant weight).
Framework references: 11
Plan policies cited: Policy LPP 1, Policy SP 3, Policy SP 7, Policy LPP 42, Policy LPP 52, Policy LPP 72
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.