®Planning appeal decision
Meadowside Cottages, Woodside Green, Great Hallingbury, BISHOP'S STORTFORD, CM22 7UH
erection of two detached dwellings, with new vehicular access to the public highway for the existing dwellings, and associated private garden, car parking, and landscaping
- Authority
- Uttlesford District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Shearing C
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the site is suitably located for new housing, having regard to the Council's spatial strategy and the effect on the character of the countryside
- The effect of the proposal on the living conditions of the occupiers of the neighbouring properties and future occupiers of the development, with particular regard to privacy, outlook and natural lighting
- Effects on highway safety
What decided it
The substantial and long-lasting harms to the character and appearance of the countryside, living conditions of neighbouring occupiers, and highway safety significantly and demonstrably outweigh the moderate benefits of housing delivery in a context of housing land supply shortfall.
The adverse impacts of granting planning permission (harm to countryside character, living conditions and highway safety) significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits (two new dwellings and limited economic benefits), such that the proposal does not benefit from the presumption in favour of sustainable development.
Framework references: 11
Plan policies cited: Policy S7, Policy GEN2, Policy GEN1, Policy GEN4, DM1, DM4, DM7
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.