®Planning appeal decision
Land North of Bedwell Road, Elsenham, Essex
outline planning application for the erection of up to 220 dwellings including affordable housing with public open space, structural planting and landscaping and sustainable drainage system (SuDS) with vehicular access point from Bedwell Road. All matters reserved except for means of access
- Authority
- Uttlesford District Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Inquiry
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- McDonald K
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the future residents would be provided with acceptable living conditions, with specific regard to noise from the M11 motorway and the West Anglia Main Line railway
- The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
- Whether there would be appropriate opportunities to promote sustainable transport modes to access services and facilities
- The effect of the proposal upon the safety of all highway users
What decided it
The proposal would fail to provide acceptable living conditions for future occupiers due to substantial noise harm from the M11 and railway, which could not be resolved through the indicative layout or suggested conditions.
The substantial harm from unacceptable future living conditions, together with moderate landscape and agricultural land harm, significantly and demonstrably outweighed the significant benefits of market and affordable housing delivery, economic benefits and biodiversity net gain, even applying the tilted balance.
Plan policies cited: Policy S7, Policy H3, Policy GEN4, Policy ENV10, Policy H1, Policy ENV5, Policy GEN1
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.