®Planning appeal decision
Five Acres, Whiteditch Lane , Newport, CB11 3UD
Planning appeal 3306244 at Five Acres, Whiteditch Lane , Newport, CB11 3UD (Uttlesford District Council) was dismissed on 13 April 2023 by Inspector Wilson D, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the development would be in an appropriate location, with particular regard to local development strategies and accessibility to services and facilities.
the construction of 2 no. residential dwellings
- Authority
- Uttlesford District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Wilson D
- Postcode
- CB11 3UD
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the development would be in an appropriate location, with particular regard to local development strategies and accessibility to services and facilities
- the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
- highway safety
What decided it
The proposal conflicts with the development plan as a whole and, when assessed against the Framework under the tilted balance, the adverse impacts of harm to character and appearance and unsustainable location significantly and demonstrably outweigh the limited benefits of two houses.
The limited social, economic and environmental benefits of 2 houses, even accounting for the Council's housing land supply shortfall, are significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the Framework's priority for sustainable transport, strong sense of place, and the neighbourhood plan's housing delivery position and policies protecting countryside character.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy S7Policy GEN1Policy GEN2Policy NQRHA1Policy NQRHA2Policy NQRHA3Policy NRQHD2
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 8Paragraph 11Paragraph 14Paragraph 104Paragraph 110Paragraph 111Paragraph 112Paragraph 119Paragraph 130Paragraph 174Paragraph 219
- Judgments
- Turner v SSCLG & East Dorset Council [2016] EWCA Civ 466
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.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
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The main issues, what decided it, the planning balance and the policies and judgments listed as cited are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro and are our summary, not the Inspector’s words; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.