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Dismissed24 August 20266009868

The Grannex at Paddock Cottage, Cranes Lane, Kelvedon, C05 9AY

Planning appeal 6009868 at The Grannex at Paddock Cottage, Cranes Lane, Kelvedon, C05 9AY (Braintree District Council) was dismissed on 24 August 2026 by Inspector Terrence Kemmann-Lane, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the suitability of the site for an independent dwelling.

Change of use of the existing annexe, currently ancillary to the main dwelling, to form 1 no. independent residential dwelling

Authority
Braintree District Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning
Procedure
Written
Development
residential
Inspector
Terrence Kemmann-Lane
Postcode
C05 9AY

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • the suitability of the site for an independent dwelling
  • whether a satisfactory residential environment would be created

What decided it

The conflict with the development plan's spatial strategy, directing housing to sustainable locations within defined development boundaries, combined with the engagement of the presumption in favour of sustainable development being insufficient to overcome the limited housing benefit and the significant amenity harm to the host dwelling.

the limited benefit of one additional dwelling was outweighed by the conflict with the spatial strategy of the development plan and the significant noise and disturbance harm to the host dwelling, such that the balance was firmly against permission

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy SP3Policy LPP1
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 88Paragraph 161

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