®Planning appeal decision
Land rear of 1-3 The Street, Hatfield Peverel, Chelmsford, CM3 2EL
conversion of vacant building to a 1 bedroom dwelling
- Authority
- Braintree District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Philpott M
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would provide a satisfactory standard of accommodation, with particular regard to the quantity and quality of private outdoor amenity space, and noise and disturbance
- The effect of the proposal on the living conditions of the occupiers of The Pines and Post Office Cottage, with particular regard to privacy
What decided it
The unsatisfactory standard of accommodation arising from the inadequate quantity and poor quality of private outdoor amenity space, which conflicts with development plan policies SP7 and LPP52, could not be outweighed by the modest material benefits of bringing a vacant building into residential use.
The modest material considerations in favour of the scheme, including heritage benefits and the reuse of a vacant building, were insufficient to outweigh the conflict with the development plan regarding the standard of accommodation
Plan policies cited: SP7, LPP52
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.