®Planning appeal decision
Dismissed3 November 20253367373
Building North of 12 Grange Hill, Coggeshall, Essex, CO6 1RA
prior approval for the change of use of agricultural building to a dwellinghouse (Class C3), and for associated operational development - change of use to 1 No. residential dwelling
- Authority
- Braintree District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Jones RE
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the location or siting of the building makes it otherwise impractical or undesirable for the building to change from agricultural use to a dwellinghouse, with particular regard to the effect on the provision of adequate natural light in all habitable rooms of the dwellinghouse
- The effect of the design and external appearance of the building, with particular regard to the rural character of the area, the setting of listed buildings nearby and the character and appearance of the adjacent Coggeshall Conservation Area
What decided it
The location and siting of the building, combined with the proximity of surrounding trees and the recessed window design, would fail to provide adequate natural light in all habitable rooms, making the conversion impractical and undesirable under Class Q paragraph Q.2(1)(e) and (g) of the GPDO.
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.