®Planning appeal decision
Ivy House, Gaston Green, Little Hallingbury, Bishop's Stortford, Essex, CM22 7QS
Planning appeal 3309462 at Ivy House, Gaston Green, Little Hallingbury, Bishop's Stortford, Essex, CM22 7QS (Uttlesford District Council) was dismissed on 2 August 2023 by Inspector Pipkin R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies.
the construction of 4 new detached houses on land adjacent to Ivy House
- Authority
- Uttlesford District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Pipkin R
- Postcode
- CM22 7QS
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies
- the effect of the proposal on the openness of the Green Belt
- the effect of the proposed development on highway safety
- if the proposal is inappropriate development, whether the harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, would be clearly outweighed by other considerations and if so whether this would amount to the very special circumstances required to justify the proposal
What decided it
The combination of inappropriate development status, significant harm to Green Belt openness, and serious highway safety harm that would not be outweighed by the modest housing and economic benefits.
The modest benefits of housing supply and economic contribution carry moderate weight but do not outweigh the substantial harm to the Green Belt and the very serious highway safety harm, therefore very special circumstances do not exist.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy GEN1 of the Uttlesford Local Plan 2005Policy S6 of the Uttlesford Local Plan 2005Policy H3 of the Uttlesford Local Plan 2005Essex County Council Development Management Policies 2011
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 137Paragraph 147Paragraph 148Paragraph 149
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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