®Planning appeal decision
Cobblestones, Church Road, Great Hallingbury, BISHOP'S STORTFORD, CM22 7TY
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
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.
Framework references: 202
Plan policies cited: Policy ENV1, Policy S7, Policy GEN1, Policy ENV10, Policy GEN2
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.