®Planning appeal decision
Plot 2, The Vale, Canfield Road, Takeley, Bishop's Stortford, Essex, CM22 6SZ
construction of single detached dwelling
- Authority
- Uttlesford District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Harding C
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.
Framework references: 11, 56, 80, 174
Plan policies cited: ULP Saved Policy S7, ULP Saved Policy GEN1, ULP Saved Policy GEN7
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.