®Planning appeal decision
Land at Sparepenny Lane South , Great Sampford , Essex, CB1 2RJ
Planning appeal 3313839 at Land at Sparepenny Lane South , Great Sampford , Essex, CB1 2RJ (Uttlesford District Council) was dismissed on 23 June 2023 by Inspector Thompson P, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposal is consistent with policies of the development plan relating to housing in rural areas, with particular regard to the protection of the countryside.
outline planning permission for the erection of 18 dwellings, erection of a community building, provision of allotment gardens, surface water drainage pond, and associated means of vehicular and pedestrian access, with all matters reserved for subsequent approval except for means of access and layout
- Authority
- Uttlesford District Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Hearing
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Thompson P
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposal is consistent with policies of the development plan relating to housing in rural areas, with particular regard to the protection of the countryside
- whether the proposal would be accessible to services and facilities
What decided it
The combined moderate harm to the rural countryside setting and considerable harm from poor accessibility to services and facilities outweighed the scheme's benefits under the tilted balance.
The adverse impacts of the proposal (moderate weight harm to countryside character and considerable weight harm to accessibility) were found to be of greater significance than the scheme's benefits (none exceeding moderate weight), so the adverse impacts significantly and demonstrably outweighed the benefits when assessed against the Framework as a whole, and the proposal was found not to accord with the development plan.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy S7Policy GEN1Policy H3Policy H1
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 130Paragraph 174Paragraph 104Paragraph 105Paragraph 197Paragraph 199Paragraph 200
- Judgments
- Bernard Wheatcroft Ltd v SSE [JPL, 1982, P37]
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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