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

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

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

Framework references: 11, 14

Plan policies cited: Policy S7 of the Uttlesford Local Plan (2005), Policy STEB9 of the Stebbing Neighbourhood Plan (2022), Policy GEN2 of the Uttlesford Local Plan

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Heritage. Listed buildings by grade and distance, conservation areas, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, heritage at risk.
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Flooding. Flood zones 2 and 3, surface water, and both again with climate change.
Transport. The 800 metre station catchment and service frequency, bus stops with their weekday frequency, the cycle network, and the Framework’s transport tests measured for the site.

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