®Planning appeal decision
Land South of Stortford Road, Little Canfield, CM6 1SR
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
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.
Framework references: 11, 174, 197, 199, 200, 202
Plan policies cited: Policy S7, Policy S8, Policy GEN2, Policy ENV2
Judgments cited: 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)
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.