®Planning appeal decision
Five Acres, Newport, CB11 3UD
Planning appeal 3315609 at Five Acres, Newport, CB11 3UD (Uttlesford District Council) was dismissed on 4 September 2023 by Inspector Allen K, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the appeal site is a suitable location for the proposed development, having regard to local policy, national policy and the character and appearance of the area.
the construction of 2 no. new residential dwellings
- Authority
- Uttlesford District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Allen K
- Postcode
- CB11 3UD
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the appeal site is a suitable location for the proposed development, having regard to local policy, national policy and the character and appearance of the area
What decided it
The proposal would significantly erode the existing visual connection with the countryside and diminish the contribution of the appeal site to the open rural character of the area, conflicting with development plan policies that collectively seek to protect character and appearance, and this harm significantly and demonstrably outweighed the modest benefits of two additional dwellings.
The significant harm to character and appearance and conflict with development plan policies was given significant weight and substantially outweighed the moderate weight given to housing supply benefits and moderate weight given to biodiversity and climate change benefits, and the limited weight given to social and economic benefits, such that the presumption in favour of sustainable development did not apply
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy S7Policy NQRHA1Policy NQRHA2Policy NQRHA3Policy NQRHD2Policy GEN1
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 14
- Judgments
- Turner v SSCLG & East Dorset Council [2016] EWCA Civ 466
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.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
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The main issues, what decided it, the planning balance and the policies and judgments listed as cited are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro and are our summary, not the Inspector’s words; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.