®Planning appeal decision
Land to the East of The Old Elm, Tilekiln Green, Great Hallingbury, Essex, CM22 7TH
Planning appeal 3268990 at Land to the East of The Old Elm, Tilekiln Green, Great Hallingbury, Essex, CM22 7TH (Uttlesford District Council) was allowed on 1 November 2021 by Inspector Wilkinson S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposals on the area's landscape character and appearance.
construction of 15 new dwellings including 6 affordable, vehicular access, parking and landscaping and other associated works
- Authority
- Uttlesford District Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Wilkinson S
- Postcode
- CM22 7TH
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposals on the area's landscape character and appearance
- The effect of the proposals on the setting of the Old Elm, a Grade II listed building
- Whether or not the proposed development would make adequate provision for affordable housing
What decided it
The Council's inability to demonstrate a policy-compliant five-year housing land supply engaged the tilted balance, and the considerable public benefits of 15 dwellings including 6 affordable units outweighed the less than substantial harm to the listed building's setting and the conflict with the local plan's countryside protection policy.
The benefits of allowing the appeal scheme, given the state of the Council's housing land supply position, outweigh potential harms which could arise, with the considerable public benefit of housing and affordable housing provision weighing significantly in favour of the scheme against the less than substantial harm to the listed building and the limited-weight conflict with the countryside protection policy.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy 8 of the Uttlesford Local Plan 2005Policy ENV2 of the Uttlesford Local Plan 2005Policy GEN6 of the Uttlesford Local Plan 2005Policy H9 of the Uttlesford Local Plan 2005
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 57Paragraph 174Paragraph 199Paragraph 202
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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