®Planning appeal decision
Ashcroft, Wicken Road, Wicken Bonhunt, Saffron Walden, Essex , CB11 3UL
the demolition of two existing outbuildings, the erection of one dwelling and the conversion of one out building to form one dwelling
- Authority
- Uttlesford District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Clarke B
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The suitability of the site as a location for a residential development
What decided it
The Council's inability to demonstrate a five-year housing land supply engaged the tilted balance, under which the limited harm from breaching Policies H4 and H6 did not outweigh the moderate benefit of delivering two new dwellings in a context of acute housing shortfall.
The limited harm from loss of rural buildings and failure to demonstrate the garden was underused did not significantly and demonstrably outweigh the moderate benefit of housing delivery in the context of an acute shortfall in housing supply; the tilted balance tipped in favour of the proposal.
Framework references: 11
Plan policies cited: Policy H4, Policy H6
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.