®Planning appeal decision
Land Adj 2 White Cottages, Start Hill, Great Hallingbury, Essex, CM22 7TG
erection of 3 no dwelling houses including a three bed detached house and a pair of three bed semi-detached houses including 7 No parking spaces, access and landscaping
- Authority
- Uttlesford District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Biggers P
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposed development would have a detrimental impact on the character and appearance of the countryside setting of the site and its surroundings
- Whether the proposed development would have a detrimental impact on highway safety as a result of the proposed parking arrangements
What decided it
The tilted balance under NPPF paragraph 11(d) applied because the Council could not demonstrate a 5-year housing land supply, and the adverse impacts of granting permission (limited harm to character and appearance, and highway safety capable of being resolved by condition) did not significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits of housing supply.
The modest contribution to housing supply and efficient use of land outweighed the limited impact on the character and appearance of the semi-rural countryside setting and the highway safety concerns which could be mitigated by condition
Framework references: 174, 11
Plan policies cited: Policy S7, Policy GEN2, Policy GEN1, Policy GEN8
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.