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Allowed8 October 20266008421

Appletree Farm, Polecat Road, Cressing, CM77 8PW

Planning appeal 6008421 at Appletree Farm, Polecat Road, Cressing, CM77 8PW (Braintree District Council) was allowed on 8 October 2026, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether conditions 1 and 18 are necessary to ensure an appropriate provision of affordable housing.

the S73a variation of condition for the erection of 77 residential dwellings with associated open space, landscaping, amenity space, car and cycle parking and other associated works including the variation of Condition 2 (Approved Plans); Condition 3 (Materials); Condition 6 (Contamination); Condition 8 (CMP); Condition 9, 10 & 11 (SUDS); Condition 14 (CEMP); Condition 16 (Refused & Lighting); Condition 18 (Hard Landscaping) of application 18/00920/FUL granted 13/02/2020 for the: Demolition of existing buildings on site and erection of 78 residential dwellings with associated open space, landscaping, amenity space, car and cycle parking and other associated works, without complying with conditions attached to planning permission Ref 22/02600/VAR, dated 23 December 2022

Authority
Braintree District Council
Appeal type
major · Planning
Procedure
Hearing
Development
residential
Postcode
CM77 8PW

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • whether conditions 1 and 18 are necessary to ensure an appropriate provision of affordable housing

What decided it

The Inspector's conclusion that the appellant's viability methodology departed from the PPG, so that the scheme remained capable of delivering the full 40% affordable housing requirement via the s106 obligation.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
LPP 31

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