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Allowed16 March 20223278239

The Gate, 74 Thaxted Road, Saffron Walden, CB11 3AG

Planning appeal 3278239 at The Gate, 74 Thaxted Road, Saffron Walden, CB11 3AG (Uttlesford District Council) was allowed on 16 March 2022 by Inspector Spencer D, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposed development on bats as a protected species.

the conversion of existing restaurant (A3) to provide two dwellings (C3), including part demolition of single storey rear elements, with the erection of three detached dwellings (C3) to the rear of the site, utilising the existing access off Thaxted Road, with associated parking and hard and soft landscaping

Authority
Uttlesford District Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Spencer D
Postcode
CB11 3AG

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The effect of the proposed development on bats as a protected species

What decided it

The satisfactory demonstration through updated ecological survey work that the proposal would not have an adverse effect on bats as a protected species, combined with the delivery of much-needed new homes in a sustainable location, outweighing the limited social harm from loss of the pub/restaurant use.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy GEN7Policy GEN2
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 174Paragraph 180Paragraph 119Paragraph 120Paragraph 124Paragraph 126Paragraph 130Paragraph 55Paragraph 56

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