®Planning appeal decision
Land adjoining 1 Mount Drive, Stansted, Essex, CM24 8NY
the construction of a new 1-bedroom, 2-person bungalow
- Authority
- Uttlesford District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Felgate J
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposed development would be compatible with the character and appearance of the surrounding area
- Whether the development would have acceptable impacts on highway safety and pedestrian safety
- Whether the development would have unacceptable effects on the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers
- Whether the development would have unacceptable impacts on ecology and biodiversity
- Whether the development would contribute to housing supply in an area where additional sites are needed
What decided it
The proposal accords with an up-to-date development plan (or at least the relevant policies are not affected by the plan's age), causes no material harm to character, appearance, highway safety, residential amenity or biodiversity, and would contribute to housing supply in an area where additional sites are needed.
The benefits of housing delivery and the contribution to local housing supply outweighed any limited concerns about loss of openness and the detached built form in an area of semi-detached and terraced houses.
Framework references: 11, 56, 180
Plan policies cited: Policy GEN2, Policy GEN1, Policy S1, Policy SM2
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.