®Planning appeal decision
Land east of St Edmunds Lane & north of Tower View Drive, St Edmunds Lane, Dunmow, Essex, CM6 3AT
30 self-build and custom dwellings
- Authority
- Uttlesford District Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Jordan A
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the development proposed on the character and appearance of the area
- The effect of the development on the setting of the Tower House, a grade II listed building
- Whether the proposed contributions to facilitate community infrastructure are justified, necessary and legally compliant
What decided it
The absence of a five-year housing land supply, which engaged the tilted balance in favour of the development, combined with the limited harm to character and appearance and the outweighing of less than substantial heritage harm by housing delivery benefits.
the less than substantial harm to the setting of the listed building was outweighed by the benefit arising from providing 30 dwellings in an area with identified housing need
Framework references: 11, 65
Plan policies cited: Policy S7, Policy DS1, Policy LSC1, Policy ENV2, Policy GEN6, Policy GA3, Policy GEN2
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.