Chelmer House, Braintree Road, Great Dunmow, CM6 1HT

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

• Whether adequate on-site parking provision and safe access arrangements have been demonstrated
• The effect of the development on the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers with regards to noise and disturbance
• The effect of the development on the residential character of the area

What decided it

The failure to demonstrate adequate on-site parking provision and safe access arrangements, combined with unmitigated harm to neighbouring living conditions from noise and disturbance, means the proposal conflicts with the development plan and material considerations do not indicate it should be decided otherwise.

The limited economic and social benefits of the wellbeing business, in the absence of detailed evidence, do not outweigh the harm identified in relation to parking, access and neighbouring amenity, and the conflict with the development plan