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

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

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.

Framework references: 125c, 82, 83, 11d

Plan policies cited: Policy LPP1, Policy SP3, Policy LPP 42, Policy SP7, Policy LPP 52

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