®Planning appeal decision
Happy Days, Chapel End, Broxted, DUNMOW, CM6 2BW
the erection of 2 No. Detached Dwellings with Associated Hard and Soft Landscaping and Alterations
- Authority
- Uttlesford District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Pearce J
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the site is a suitable location for the proposed development having regard to the development strategy and accessibility of services and facilities
- the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area, including nearby non-designated heritage assets
What decided it
The Council's inability to demonstrate a five-year housing land supply triggered the tilted balance under NPPF paragraph 11, which meant that the adverse impacts of the conflict with Policy S8 did not significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits of housing delivery.
The benefits of housing delivery and economic and social benefits were weighed against the conflict with Policy S8 (given limited weight due to policy inconsistency with the Framework) and the absence of harm to character, appearance and heritage assets; the benefits outweighed the adverse impacts under the tilted balance.
Framework references: 11
Plan policies cited: Policy S8, Policy GEN2
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.