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Dismissed17 December 20253368616

Bluebridge Farm Colchester Road, Halstead, CO9 1QG

Planning appeal 3368616 at Bluebridge Farm Colchester Road, Halstead, CO9 1QG (Braintree District Council) was dismissed on 17 December 2025 by Inspector Bayliss G, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposed dwelling would provide acceptable living conditions for future occupiers, with regard to risk from contamination (Both Appeals).

Prior approval for the change of use of agricultural building to a dwellinghouse (Class C3), and for associated operational development

Authority
Braintree District Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Bayliss G
Postcode
CO9 1QG

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • whether the proposed dwelling would provide acceptable living conditions for future occupiers, with regard to risk from contamination (Both Appeals)
  • whether the location or siting of the building makes it suitable for residential use (Both Appeals)
  • whether the conversion works to the building are acceptable in terms of their design or external appearance (Both Appeals)
  • whether the proposed dwelling would provide acceptable living conditions for future occupiers, with regard to adequate natural light (Appeal A)

What decided it

Both appeals failed on the contamination condition: the absence of a Phase 2 intrusive ground investigation to quantify contamination risks meant prior approval could not be granted, as conditions would be inappropriate to address unknown contamination extent.

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