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Notice varied and upheld6 November 20233310260

Land East of Springwell Place, Walden Road, Little Chesterford, Saffron Walden, CB10 1UE

Planning appeal 3310260 at Land East of Springwell Place, Walden Road, Little Chesterford, Saffron Walden, CB10 1UE (Uttlesford District Council) was allowed in part (a split decision) on 6 November 2023 by Inspector Satheesan R, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area.

without planning permission the erection of a building for residential purposes

Authority
Uttlesford District Council
Appeal type
enforcement · Enforcement Notice
Procedure
Hearing
Development
residential · Other minor developments
Inspector
Satheesan R
Postcode
CB10 1UE

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area
  • whether there is an essential need for a rural worker to live permanently at the site
  • the effect of the development on highway safety

What decided it

The Inspector found that no essential functional or financial need for a rural worker to live permanently on site had been demonstrated, so the identified harms to countryside character and highway safety were not outweighed.

the adverse effects of harm to countryside character and highway safety significantly and demonstrably outweighed the limited benefits of animal welfare/security and rural economy support, so the presumption in favour of sustainable development did not apply

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy S7Policy GEN2Policy GLCNP/1Policy H12Policy GEN1
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 80Paragraph 11

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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