®Planning appeal decision
Claypits Farm, Bardfield Road, Thaxted, CM6 2LW
Planning appeal 3269464 at Claypits Farm, Bardfield Road, Thaxted, CM6 2LW (Uttlesford District Council) was allowed on 28 October 2021 by Inspector Biggers P, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposed development would adversely affect highway safety on Bardfield Road as a result of the proposed location of the access.
outline application for demolition of existing buildings and erection of 14 no. dwellings with all matters reserved except access and layout
- Authority
- Uttlesford District Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Biggers P
- Postcode
- CM6 2LW
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposed development would adversely affect highway safety on Bardfield Road as a result of the proposed location of the access
- Whether the proposed development would harm the usability of the public footpath No 105 as a result of the proposed layout and consequent need for diversion of the footpath
What decided it
The existence of an extant and specific permission for the access arrangement from the previous outline permission (UTT/18/0750/OP), which had been accepted by the Council and not objected to by statutory consultees, was a material consideration of considerable weight that outweighed the Neighbourhood Plan's aspirational provisions for alternative access.
The benefits of housing delivery on an allocated site in a sustainable location, making efficient use of land and contributing to meeting housing needs in a district with insufficient five-year housing land supply, outweighed the limited harm from the proposed footpath diversion, which would not significantly reduce enjoyment or experience and would be only marginally longer than the definitive route.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy GEN1TNP Policy TXHD5TNP Policy TXHD7TNP Policy TX IFS3
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 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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