®Planning appeal decision
Land East of 20 Claypit Villas, Bardfield Road, Thaxted, Dunmow, Essex, CM6 2LN
Planning appeal 3265617 at Land East of 20 Claypit Villas, Bardfield Road, Thaxted, Dunmow, Essex, CM6 2LN (Uttlesford District Council) was allowed on 1 November 2021 by Inspector Pipkin R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the appeal site is a suitable location for new dwellings having regard to local and national policy for the delivery of housing.
residential development and associated infrastructure to erect 8 no. dwellings
- Authority
- Uttlesford District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Pipkin R
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the appeal site is a suitable location for new dwellings having regard to local and national policy for the delivery of housing
- the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area
- whether the proposed development makes adequate provision for affordable housing
What decided it
The Council's inability to demonstrate a five-year supply of housing land (3.11 years) engaged the presumption in favour of sustainable development, which outweighed the moderate harm to character and appearance and the conflict with the development plan.
The adverse impacts of unsatisfactory location and moderate harm to character and appearance, together with conflict with development plan policies, were outweighed by the benefits of eight additional dwellings in the context of the significant shortfall in housing land supply and the presumption in favour of sustainable development.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy S7Policy H9Policy TX LSC1Policy TX LSC2
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 56Paragraph 57Paragraph 64Paragraph 65
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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