Pond Farm, Duck End, Stebbing, Dunmow, Essex, CM6 3BS

Planning appeal 3316166 at Pond Farm, Duck End, Stebbing, Dunmow, Essex, CM6 3BS (Uttlesford District Council) was dismissed on 14 November 2023 by Inspector Palmer N, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The acceptability of the proposed dwelling in the countryside, including its effect on the character and appearance of the area.

A new dwelling (outline permission with means of access submitted)

Authority: Uttlesford District Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Palmer N
Postcode: CM6 3BS

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

The acceptability of the proposed dwelling in the countryside, including its effect on the character and appearance of the area

What decided it

The unacceptable harm to the character and appearance of the area caused by the visual intrusiveness of the dwelling in the open countryside, combined with the unsustainable location lacking safe and convenient access to services by sustainable means, significantly and demonstrably outweighed the limited benefits of providing a single dwelling.

The limited social and economic benefits of the proposal were significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the unacceptable harm to character and appearance and the unsustainable location, notwithstanding the Council's shortfall in five-year housing land supply

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy S7 of the Uttlesford Local Plan (2005)Policy STEB9 of the Stebbing Neighbourhood Plan (2022)Policy GEN2 of the Uttlesford Local Plan
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 11Paragraph 14

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