Land adjacent to the Three Horseshoes PH, Molehill Green, Takeley , Bishops Stortford , Essex, CM22 6PQ

erection of 4 no. detached dwellings with associated car parking and landscaping

Authority: Uttlesford District Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Lee S

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

whether the development is in a suitable location for residential development, with particular regard to the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area, including the setting of the Three Horseshoes Public House, which is a Grade II Listed Building
aviation safety relating to Stansted Airport

What decided it

The Council's inability to demonstrate a five-year housing land supply triggered the tilted balance under paragraph 11d of the Framework, and the substantial weight given to the delivery of four dwellings outweighed the limited conflict with Policy S8 and any other adverse impacts.

The substantial benefits of delivering four dwellings to address the housing land supply deficit, combined with moderate benefits from support for local services and improvements to the listed building's windows, outweighed the limited conflict with Policy S8 and the localised urbanising impact on the character of the area.

Framework references: 11, 126, 130, 134, 199, 79

Plan policies cited: Policy S8, Policy GEN2, Policy ENV2

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