®Planning appeal decision
Plot 2, The Vale, Canfield Road, Takeley, Bishop's Stortford, Essex, CM22 6SZ
Planning appeal 3297855 at Plot 2, The Vale, Canfield Road, Takeley, Bishop's Stortford, Essex, CM22 6SZ (Uttlesford District Council) was allowed on 26 April 2023 by Inspector Harding C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the appeal sites are an appropriate location for the proposals having regard to their effect on the character of the countryside, and local and national policies.
construction of single detached dwelling
- Authority
- Uttlesford District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Harding C
- Postcode
- CM22 6SZ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the appeal sites are an appropriate location for the proposals having regard to their effect on the character of the countryside, and local and national policies
- whether the appeal proposals would be accessible by means other than driving a car
- the effect of the proposals upon biodiversity and the natural environment
What decided it
The Council's inability to demonstrate a five-year supply of deliverable housing sites engaged the tilted balance under NPPF paragraph 11(d), and the benefits of housing delivery and other material considerations outweighed the conflict with ULP Policy S7 and modest harm to countryside character in Appeal B.
The adverse effects of conflict with ULP Saved Policy S7 and in Appeal B's case modest harm to the area's character and conflict with NPPF paragraph 174, did not significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits of housing delivery, economic benefits, accessibility to services, and in Appeal B's case accommodation for a disabled family member, when assessed against the policies in the Framework taken as a whole.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- ULP Saved Policy S7ULP Saved Policy GEN1ULP Saved Policy GEN7
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 56Paragraph 80Paragraph 174
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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