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Allowed24 March 20233300175

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

Planning appeal 3300175 at Land to the East of Ulting Road, Ulting Road, Hatfield Peverel, Essex, CM3 2LY (Braintree District Council) was allowed on 24 March 2023 by Inspector Kemmann-Lane T, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the suitability of the site's location for residential development.

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
Postcode
CM3 2LY

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.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
SP1 Presumption in Favour of Sustainable DevelopmentSP3 Spatial Strategy for North EssexLPP1 Development BoundariesLPP16 Housing Provision and DeliveryLPP32 Affordable Housing in Rural AreasLPP67 Landscape Character and Features
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 69Paragraph 79

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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