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Whiteways Lane, Great Chesterford, Saffron Walden, Essex, CB10 1NX
Planning appeal 3289112 at Whiteways Lane, Great Chesterford, Saffron Walden, Essex, CB10 1NX (Uttlesford District Council) was dismissed on 31 August 2022 by Inspector Fallon R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: highway and pedestrian safety, with particular regard to whether there would be adequate visibility at the proposed access point onto the public bridleway.
the erection of 3 no. new dwellings with separate double garages alongside ancillary access, parking, landscape and associated works
- Authority
- Uttlesford District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Fallon R
- Postcode
- CB10 1NX
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- highway and pedestrian safety, with particular regard to whether there would be adequate visibility at the proposed access point onto the public bridleway
- whether future occupiers of the dwellings would be likely to experience acceptable living conditions in terms of noise impact
What decided it
The unsafe access point resulting from inadequate visibility splays at the junction of the long access track and public bridleway, which would be harmful to highway and pedestrian safety and conflict with Policy GEN1 of the Local Plan.
The benefits of the scheme (housing supply contribution, economic and social benefits, efficient use of land) were of limited value and were significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the adverse impacts when assessed against the policies in the Framework as a whole.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy GEN1Policy ENV10
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 111Paragraph 112Paragraph 119Paragraph 120Paragraph 124Paragraph 125Paragraph 130Paragraph 219
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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