®Planning appeal decision
Summer Lodge , Stanbrook Road , Thaxted Dunmow, CM6 2NQ
a permission in principle for 1 to 3 residential dwellings
- Authority
- Uttlesford District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Hartley S
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the principle of the proposed development is acceptable with specific regard to its land use and location, and in relation to these matters, its effect upon the character and appearance of the area
What decided it
The absence of a five-year housing land supply, which engages the tilted balance under NPPF paragraph 11d and means that the limited housing benefits of the proposal outweigh the conflict with ULP policy S7.
The benefits of increasing housing supply, albeit limited in amount, outweigh the conflict with ULP policy S7 relating to countryside development, given the lack of a five-year housing supply and the limited weight afforded to the restrictive policies of the neighbourhood plan
Framework references: 11, 14, 174, 219
Plan policies cited: Policy S7 of the Uttlesford Local Plan 2005, Policy TXLSC 1 of the Thaxted Neighbourhood Plan, Policy TXLSC 2 of the Thaxted Neighbourhood Plan, Policy TXLSC 4 of the Thaxted Neighbourhood Plan
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.