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Dismissed20 March 20243322904

Land West Of Colehills Close, Middle Street , Clavering, Essex

Planning appeal 3322904 at Land West Of Colehills Close, Middle Street , Clavering, Essex (Uttlesford District Council) was dismissed on 20 March 2024 by Inspector Jordan A, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effects of the proposal on the character of the area and the significance of heritage assets including the Clavering Conservation Area.

Full planning application for the erection of 10 no. dwellings, with associated landscaping, access and parking

Authority
Uttlesford District Council
Appeal type
major · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Hearing
Development
residential · Major dwellings
Inspector
Jordan A

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The effects of the proposal on the character of the area and the significance of heritage assets including the Clavering Conservation Area.
  • Whether the proposal is in an appropriate location having regard to the impacts of flood risk.

What decided it

The proposal failed the flood risk Sequential Test and could not demonstrate that the site would be safe from flooding, in particular safe access, throughout its lifetime, engaging paragraph 11d(i) of the Framework.

the benefit of housing delivery, including affordable housing, outweighed the less than substantial harm to heritage assets, but the harm arising from flood risk under paragraph 11d(i) of the Framework was not outweighed even by the substantial housing benefits

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy ENV1Policy ENV2Policy ENV9Policy H9Policy ENV3Policy GEN6
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11

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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