®Planning appeal decision
The Old Police Station Hargrave Close, Stansted, CM24 8DL
Planning appeal 3270804 at The Old Police Station Hargrave Close, Stansted, CM24 8DL (Uttlesford District Council) was dismissed on 28 October 2021 by Inspector Biggers P, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposed development would have an adverse effect on the character and appearance of the host building and surrounding area.
extensions and alterations to the Old Police House and the Sergeants House to provide 2 No 2 bed and 6 No 1 bed dwellings, with associated parking and amenity areas
- Authority
- Uttlesford District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Biggers P
- Postcode
- CM24 8DL
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposed development would have an adverse effect on the character and appearance of the host building and surrounding area
- whether the proposed development would have an adverse effect on the living conditions of future occupiers in terms of limited private amenity space and of present and future occupiers of neighbouring properties in terms of proximity and scale of extensions and overlooking
What decided it
The unacceptable impacts on character and appearance and living conditions, which would significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits of housing supply, engaged the exception to the tilted balance in paragraph 11(d) of the Framework.
the benefits of housing delivery (6 net units) were significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the harm to character and appearance and living conditions, triggering the exception to the tilted balance
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy GEN2Policy H3Policy H10
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 69Paragraph 119Paragraph 120Paragraph 124Paragraph 130
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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