®Planning appeal decision
Manor Nursery, Thaxted Road, Wimbish , Saffron Walden, Essex , CB10 2UT
Planning appeal 3262998 at Manor Nursery, Thaxted Road, Wimbish , Saffron Walden, Essex , CB10 2UT (Uttlesford District Council) was allowed on 18 June 2021 by Inspector Szymanski D, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the development would be in a suitable location having regard to policies for development in the countryside.
Outline application for change of use to create 4 residential properties with associated landscaping and parking
- Authority
- Uttlesford District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Szymanski D
- Postcode
- CB10 2UT
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the development would be in a suitable location having regard to policies for development in the countryside
- the effect of the development upon the character and appearance of the area
- whether the location of the proposal would meet sustainable transport objectives by encouraging movement by means other than private car
What decided it
The Council's inability to demonstrate a five-year housing land supply triggered the tilted balance under NPPF paragraph 11(d), and the material benefits of housing delivery and character improvement outweighed the moderate conflict with countryside policy and limited sustainable transport harm.
The benefits of housing delivery (moderate weight), significant beneficial effect on character and appearance (significant weight), economic benefit (moderate weight), and biodiversity gain (small net benefit) were not significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the moderate conflict with Policy S7 on countryside protection and limited conflict with sustainable transport objectives, when assessed against the Framework as a whole under the tilted balance.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy S7Policy H1Policy GEN1
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 170Paragraph 79Paragraph 78Paragraph 127Paragraph 103Paragraph 8Paragraph 84Paragraph 91Paragraph 118Paragraph 121Paragraph 11
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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