®Planning appeal decision
Sunnyside Chelmsford Road, White Roding, DUNMOW, CM6 1RG
demolition of existing sheds and erection of 1 no. new dwelling, with associated curtilage, off-street car parking and landscaping
- Authority
- Uttlesford District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Chalk M
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the development proposed would constitute inappropriate development in the Green Belt, including any effect on openness, having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies
- Whether it would preserve the significance of the Grade II listed building, Sunnyside
- Would the harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, be clearly outweighed by other considerations so as to amount to the very special circumstances required to justify the proposal
What decided it
The substantial harm to the Green Belt through inappropriate development and loss of openness, combined with less than substantial harm to the listed building's significance, could not be clearly outweighed by the limited benefits of a single dwelling even accounting for the Council's housing land supply shortfall.
The substantial weight to be given to Green Belt harm and the great weight to be afforded to conservation of the listed building were not outweighed by the limited benefits of a single dwelling and support for local services, even allowing for the Council's shortfall in housing land supply.
Plan policies cited: Policy S6, Policy ENV2
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.