Springmead, Stebbing Road, Felsted, Essex, CM6 3LQ

a proposed granny annex

Authority: Uttlesford District Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Other minor developments
Inspector: Felgate J

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

the effects of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the locality, having regard for the relevant planning policies relating to development in the countryside
the effects on the setting of the nearby listed building, Brook Farm House

What decided it

The significant harm to the character and appearance of the countryside and to the setting of the listed building Brook Farm House outweighed the modest benefit of providing an additional dwelling.

the modest contribution to housing supply and any shortfall in the 5-year supply was outweighed, both significantly and demonstrably, by the harm to the countryside and to the nearby heritage asset

Framework references: 180, 206, 208, 11, 77

Plan policies cited: Policy S7, ULP paragraph 6.13, Policy ENV2, Policy FEL/HN6, Policy H8, Policy H3, Policy FEL/HN4, Policy FEL/HN5

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What an account adds

Draw a red line around your site and the appraisal follows.

Heritage. Listed buildings by grade and distance, conservation areas, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, heritage at risk.
Landscape and environment. Green belt, national parks and national landscapes, SSSIs, ancient woodland, SPA, SAC and Ramsar sites, nutrient catchments.
Flooding. Flood zones 2 and 3, surface water, and both again with climate change.
Transport. The 800 metre station catchment and service frequency, bus stops with their weekday frequency, the cycle network, and the Framework’s transport tests measured for the site.

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