®Planning appeal decision
Broadfields Nursery, Broad Road, BRAINTREE, CM7 5NJ
use of land for the siting of mobile homes
- Authority
- Braintree District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- caravan-gypsy · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Oyebade A
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposed development is appropriate for a countryside location and compatible with the character and appearance of the surrounding area
- the effect on the living conditions of future occupiers of the development and neighbouring dwellings
- the effect on ecology in the area
- the effect on flood risk in the locality
- adequacy of infrastructure in the area to support the development
What decided it
The proposal's clear conflict with the spatial strategy and design principles of the development plan, particularly its incompatibility with the countryside location and semi-rural character of the area, combined with material harm to neighbouring living conditions and unresolved ecological concerns, decisively outweighed the limited housing and economic benefits.
The limited benefits of housing supply and economic activity during construction and occupation were significantly and demonstrably outweighed by lasting harm to the countryside, ecology, and living conditions of both future occupiers and neighbouring residents, particularly given the Council's demonstrated 5-year housing land supply.
Plan policies cited: Policy SP1, Policy SP7, Policy SP6, Policy LPP1, Policy LPP31, Policy LPP35, Policy LPP43, Policy LPP50, Policy LPP52, Policy LPP64, Policy LPP65, Policy LPP76, Policy LPP78
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.