Planning appeal decision
Land Adjacent to Ringers, Debden Road, Newport, Essex, CB11 3RY
Planning appeal 3265660 at Land Adjacent to Ringers, Debden Road, Newport, Essex, CB11 3RY (Uttlesford District Council) was dismissed on 14 July 2021 by Inspector Ollerenshaw M, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the site would represent a suitable location for housing relative to services and facilities.
a “new 2 bedroom chalet bungalow and new access
- Authority
- Uttlesford District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Ollerenshaw M
- Postcode
- CB11 3RY
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the site would represent a suitable location for housing relative to services and facilities
- the effect of the development proposed on the character and appearance of the area
- the effect of the development proposed on highway safety, with particular regard to visibility
What decided it
The wide-ranging and long-lasting harm to character and appearance and the principle of development in an unsustainable location with poor accessibility to services significantly and demonstrably outweighed the limited benefits of providing one dwelling and modest economic gains.
The benefits of providing a new dwelling to the housing shortfall and economic benefits during construction were outweighed by the significant and wide-ranging harm to character and appearance and the principle of development in an unsustainable location.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Saved Policy S7Saved Policy GEN2Saved Policy GEN1
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 170Paragraph 109
- Judgments
- Bernard Wheatcroft Ltd v Secretary of State for the Environment (1982) JLP 37
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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