Planning appeal decision
Land Adjacent Taylor's Service Centre, 1-3 Chelmsford Road Industrial Estate, Great Dunmow, Essex , CM6 1XG
Planning appeal 3315940 at Land Adjacent Taylor's Service Centre, 1-3 Chelmsford Road Industrial Estate, Great Dunmow, Essex , CM6 1XG (Uttlesford District Council) was allowed on 2 November 2023 by Inspector Bowden N, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the development encroaches onto the highway so as to cause an obstruction.
the change of use of highway land to showroom forecourt
- Authority
- Uttlesford District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- retail · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Bowden N
- Postcode
- CM6 1XG
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the development encroaches onto the highway so as to cause an obstruction
What decided it
The development does not create an obstruction to the public highway greater than that which existed when the land was planted with a hedge, and the adjacent footway remains unaffected.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy GEN1Policy GEN8
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 111
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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