®Planning appeal decision
St Marys Church, Church Street, Steeple Bumpstead, Essex, CB9 7DG
described on the application form as a temporary storage shed adjacent to the church in the closed churchyard
- Authority
- Braintree District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- community-institutional · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Gilbert-Wooldridge T
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area
- the effect of the development on the significance of Steeple Bumpstead Conservation Area and the listed buildings (Parish Church of St Mary the Virgin Grade I, Lock Up Grade II, Retaining Wall on North Side of Churchyard Grade II)
What decided it
The modest public benefits of providing storage for the church do not outweigh the less than substantial but not insignificant harm to the conservation area and listed buildings, particularly where less harmful alternative locations within the churchyard appear available.
Framework references: 131, 212, 213, 215
Plan policies cited: Policy SP7, Policy LPP47, Policy LPP52, Policy SB3, Policy LPP53, Policy LPP57
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