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Dismissed5 February 20243325053

Land North of Lavenir, Cambridge Road, Ugley, Essex, CM22 6HT

Planning appeal 3325053 at Land North of Lavenir, Cambridge Road, Ugley, Essex, CM22 6HT (Uttlesford District Council) was dismissed on 5 February 2024 by Inspector Felgate J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the appeal site is a suitable one for the proposed development, having regard to (i) the relevant development plan policies for the location of housing; and (ii) the site's accessibility to local facilities.

the construction of two self-contained 3-bedroom dwellinghouses

Authority
Uttlesford District Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Felgate J
Postcode
CM22 6HT

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • whether the appeal site is a suitable one for the proposed development, having regard to (i) the relevant development plan policies for the location of housing; and (ii) the site's accessibility to local facilities
  • the effects of the development on the area's character and appearance
  • the effects on highway safety
  • the effects on the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers

What decided it

The cumulative adverse impacts of poor design, location outside settlement boundaries, lack of sustainable accessibility, highway safety concerns, and significant overbearing harm to neighbours' living conditions clearly and demonstrably outweighed the benefit of two additional dwellings to the local housing stock.

The benefit of adding two dwellings to the local housing stock, which carried significant weight due to the Council's inability to demonstrate a 5-year housing supply, was clearly and demonstrably outweighed by the several adverse impacts relating to location policy, design quality, sustainability, highway safety, and neighbouring amenity.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy S7Policy GEN2
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 180Paragraph 108Paragraph 109Paragraph 114Paragraph 131Paragraph 135Paragraph 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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