®Planning appeal decision
Land to the West Of Foxborough, Halstead Road, Sible Hedingham, Essex, CO9 3AN
Formation of vehicular access to the highway, creation of a trackway, erection of fencing, tree and hedge planting, and blocking up of existing vehicular access
- Authority
- Braintree District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- agricultural · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Szymanski D
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the development upon the character and appearance of the area
- the effect of the development upon archaeological remains as non-designated heritage assets (NDHAs)
- if there are any policy conflicts or harm in respect of the above matters, whether or not there are other considerations that may be sufficient to outweigh the adverse effects
What decided it
The significant public benefit to highway safety from providing a much safer access over the existing substandard access, combined with substantial biodiversity net gain, outweighed the harm to character and appearance and archaeological concerns.
Framework references: 131, 139, 187, 193
Plan policies cited: Policy SP7, Policy LPP1, Policy LPP52, Policy LPP67, Policy LLP59, Policy LLP48
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