Old Manse, The Street, High Easter, Essex, CM1 4QS

Planning appeal 3273731 at Old Manse, The Street, High Easter, Essex, CM1 4QS (Uttlesford District Council) was dismissed on 9 September 2021 by Inspector Leigh C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the High Easter Conservation Area, and the significance of the property as a non-designated heritage asset.

to extend the existing garage forward with a single storey pitched roof, and to build a stand-alone cart-lodge to the front of the property

Authority: Uttlesford District Council
Appeal type: householder · Householder (HAS)
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Householder developments
Inspector: Leigh C
Postcode: CM1 4QS

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the High Easter Conservation Area, and the significance of the property as a non-designated heritage asset
The effect on the living conditions of adjoining occupiers

What decided it

The less than substantial harm to the character and appearance of the Conservation Area and the significance of the non-designated heritage asset, with no public benefits to outweigh that harm.

The less than substantial harm to the Conservation Area and non-designated heritage asset was not outweighed by any public benefits, as the private benefits of additional storage did not constitute public benefits capable of justifying the development.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy S3Policy GEN2Policy H8Policy ENV1
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 201Paragraph 203

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