Planning appeal decision
Land North Of Mill Road, North End Dunmow, Essex, CM6 3PE
Planning appeal 3279156 at Land North Of Mill Road, North End Dunmow, Essex, CM6 3PE (Chelmsford Borough Council) was dismissed on 25 March 2022 by Inspector Clarke B, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the suitability of the site as a location for a residential development.
Conversion of one existing building to a single residential dwelling and conversion of one other building to an ancillary residential use with associated garden and landscaping
- Authority
- Chelmsford Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Clarke B
- Postcode
- CM6 3PE
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the suitability of the site as a location for a residential development
- whether appropriate living conditions would be provided for the future occupiers of the development, with particular reference to internal space
What decided it
The combination of an unsustainable location requiring car dependency and inadequate internal space standards that could not be secured by condition meant the proposal conflicted with the development plan with no material considerations to justify approval.
the modest benefits of increased housing supply and local economic contribution were outweighed by the unsuitability of the location and failure to provide appropriate living conditions
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy S1Policy S7Policy DM26
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.
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