Plaistow Green Acres Plaistow Green Road, HALSTEAD, CO9 1QA

Change of use of land to include 4no. Traveller pitches and erection of stable block and manege (D2) 32m x 30m

Authority: Braintree District Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Hearing
Development: caravan-gypsy · Change of use
Inspector: Smith J

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

the effect of the development on the significance of the nearby Grade II listed buildings: Aylett's Farmhouse, Granary/Maltings 10 metres west of Aylett's Farmhouse and attached wall, and Barn 30 metres southwest of Aylett's Farmhouse
whether any harm would be outweighed by other considerations

What decided it

the personal circumstances of the current named occupiers, combined with the significant unmet need for Traveller pitches, outweighed the less than substantial heritage harm

the less than substantial harm to the significance and setting of the listed buildings was outweighed by the public benefits of the development, including the significant unmet need for Traveller pitches and the personal circumstances of the occupiers

Framework references: 212, 215, 11

Plan policies cited: Policy SP7, Policy LPP47, Policy LPP52, Policy LPP57, Policy LPP34

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