®Planning appeal decision
Ardoch House, Duck Street, Little Easton, Great Dunmow, Essex, CM6 2JG
outline application for the proposed erection of three detached dwellings and alterations to the existing access on land to the rear of Ardoch House (Revised scheme following determination of application UTT/21/2625/OP)
- Authority
- Uttlesford District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Chalk M
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed development on the significance of the Grade II listed building Green Windows and its setting
- The effect on biodiversity
- The effect on the character and appearance of the area
- Whether the proposed development can provide safe access to the highway
What decided it
The less than substantial harm to the significance of the Grade II listed building Green Windows, when weighed against the public benefits of the development, was outweighed by the great weight required to be given to conservation of the heritage asset under Framework policy.
The housing land supply shortfall engaged the tilted balance under paragraph 11(d) of the Framework, but the less than substantial harm to the listed building and the unclear biodiversity effect meant that heritage asset policies provided a clear reason for refusal, and the appeal failed.
Framework references: 11
Plan policies cited: Policy ENV2, Policy GEN7, Policy ENV8, Policy H4, Policy GEN2, Policy S7, Policy DM1, Policy GEN1
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.