Finchingfield Nurseries , Bardfield Road, Finchingfield , Essex, CM7 4LL

Planning appeal 3364029 at Finchingfield Nurseries , Bardfield Road, Finchingfield , Essex, CM7 4LL (Braintree District Council) was dismissed on 7 August 2025 by Inspector Phillips A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Relevant policies for the location of housing in line with the Council's spatial strategy and its accessibility to services and/or facilities.

demolition of ancillary outbuildings and construction of a single storey dwellinghouse

Authority: Braintree District Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Phillips A
Postcode: CM7 4LL

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Relevant policies for the location of housing in line with the Council's spatial strategy and its accessibility to services and/or facilities
Effect on the character and appearance of the local area
Whether the proposal meets the definition of a self-build dwelling

What decided it

The proposal's location outside the development boundary in the countryside, combined with poor accessibility to services and facilities by sustainable transport and the failure to secure self-build status with consequent unmet biodiversity net gain requirements, means it conflicts with the development plan and material considerations do not outweigh this.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy LPP1Policy SP3Policy LPP 42Policy SP7Policy LPP 52
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 125cParagraph 82Paragraph 83Paragraph 11d

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