®Planning appeal decision
Land North of Bedwell Road, Elsenham, Essex
Planning appeal 3274573 at Land North of Bedwell Road, Elsenham, Essex (Uttlesford District Council) was dismissed on 25 October 2021 by Inspector McDonald K, following an inquiry. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: 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.
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
- Postcode
- CM22 6HG
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.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy S7Policy H3Policy GEN4Policy ENV10Policy H1Policy ENV5Policy GEN1
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.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
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The main issues, what decided it, the planning balance and the policies and judgments listed as cited are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro and are our summary, not the Inspector’s words; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.