®Planning appeal decision
Five Acres, Whiteditch Lane , Newport, CB11 3UD
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
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.
Framework references: 8, 11, 14, 104, 110, 111, 112, 119, 130, 174, 219
Plan policies cited: Policy S7, Policy GEN1, Policy GEN2, Policy NQRHA1, Policy NQRHA2, Policy NQRHA3, Policy NRQHD2
Judgments cited: Turner v SSCLG & East Dorset Council [2016] EWCA Civ 466
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.