®Planning appeal decision
Cobblestones, Church Road, Great Hallingbury, Bishop's Stortford, CM22 7TY
Planning appeal 3307524 at Cobblestones, Church Road, Great Hallingbury, Bishop's Stortford, CM22 7TY (Uttlesford District Council) was dismissed on 14 February 2023 by Inspector Smith A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposed development on the character or appearance of the Great Hallingbury Conservation Area.
application for planning permission to erect one detached dwelling, with associated private garden, car parking, new vehicular access, and landscaping
- Authority
- Uttlesford District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Smith A
- Postcode
- CM22 7TY
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed development on the character or appearance of the Great Hallingbury Conservation Area
- The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area, having particular regard to the site's countryside location
- Whether or not the site represents an appropriate location for housing, having particular regard to access to facilities and services
- Whether or not acceptable living conditions would be created for future occupiers of the proposed development, having particular regard to noise
What decided it
The unacceptable living conditions for future occupiers due to significant aircraft noise, combined with harm to the conservation area and countryside character, outweighed the modest housing supply benefit.
The less than substantial harm to the heritage significance of the conservation area, combined with harms to countryside character, accessibility to facilities and services, and living conditions due to noise, was not outweighed by the public benefits of one additional dwelling in a district with a 4.89-year housing supply.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy ENV1Policy S7Policy GEN1Policy ENV10Policy GEN2
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 202
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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