Planning appeal decision
Park Farm, Hilliards Road, Great Bromley, Essex, CO7 7US
Planning appeal 6002019 at Park Farm, Hilliards Road, Great Bromley, Essex, CO7 7US (Tendring District Council) was allowed on 6 March 2026 by Inspector Ellis D, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether prior approval should be granted having particular regard to the siting of the building.
A new barn reasonably necessary for the purposes of agriculture
- Authority
- Tendring District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- agricultural · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Ellis D
- Postcode
- CO7 7US
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether prior approval should be granted having particular regard to the siting of the building
What decided it
The mature trees, hedging and proposed hedgerow maintenance would adequately screen the barn so that it would not appear visually intrusive or cause harm to the rural landscape character, making the siting acceptable.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy PPL3
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 187
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
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