Land to the East of Ulting Road, Ulting Road, Hatfield Peverel, Essex, CM3 2LY

the erection of 6 detached dwellings and access

Authority: Braintree District Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Kemmann-Lane T

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

the suitability of the site's location for residential development
the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the countryside location, including loss of hedges
the effects of the proposal on protected species

What decided it

The housing land supply shortfall (4.86 years against the 5-year requirement) engaged the tilted balance under NPPF paragraph 11(d), and the modest benefits of delivering 6 dwellings and supporting rural community vitality outweighed the identified harms of policy non-conformity and minor countryside character harm.

The adverse impacts of policy non-conformity and minor harm to countryside character were outweighed by the benefits of housing delivery and support for rural services, when assessed against the Framework taken as a whole under the tilted balance triggered by the housing land supply shortfall.

Framework references: 11, 69, 79

Plan policies cited: SP1 Presumption in Favour of Sustainable Development, SP3 Spatial Strategy for North Essex, LPP1 Development Boundaries, LPP16 Housing Provision and Delivery, LPP32 Affordable Housing in Rural Areas, LPP67 Landscape Character and Features

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