®Planning appeal decision
The Old Police Station Hargrave Close, STANSTED, CM24 8DL
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
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
Framework references: 11, 69, 119, 120, 124, 130
Plan policies cited: Policy GEN2, Policy H3, Policy H10
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