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Dismissed29 November 20233317874

Land South of Stortford Road, Little Canfield, CM6 1SR

Planning appeal 3317874 at Land South of Stortford Road, Little Canfield, CM6 1SR (Uttlesford District Council) was dismissed on 29 November 2023 by Inspector Dowsett J, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the development on the character and appearance of the countryside in the vicinity of the appeal site.

Erection of up-to 90 dwellings, including affordable housing, together with access from B1256 Stortford Road, sustainable drainage scheme with an outfall to the River Roding, Green Infrastructure including play areas and ancillary infrastructure

Authority
Uttlesford District Council
Appeal type
major · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Hearing
Development
residential · Major dwellings
Inspector
Dowsett J
Postcode
CM6 1SR

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The effect of the development on the character and appearance of the countryside in the vicinity of the appeal site
  • The effect of the proposal on the setting of nearby listed buildings

What decided it

The less than substantial harm to the settings of multiple listed buildings, for which no clear and convincing justification was established, was not outweighed by the public benefits of the scheme.

The public benefits, including substantial weight for housing and affordable housing delivery and moderate weight for other benefits, did not outweigh the less than substantial harm to the settings of the listed buildings and the harm to the character and appearance of the countryside.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy S7Policy S8Policy GEN2Policy ENV2
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 174Paragraph 197Paragraph 199Paragraph 200Paragraph 202
Judgments
R (on the application of James Hall and Co. Ltd.) v Bradford Metropolitan District Council v Co-Operative Group Limited, Dalehead Properties Limited [2019] EWHC 2899 (Admin)

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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