®Planning appeal decision
Land south of The Street, High Easter, CM1 4QW
change of use from agricultural grass land to residential with the construction of a new dwellinghouse
- Authority
- Uttlesford District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Catcheside E
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the site is suitable for the proposed development, having regard to development boundaries and accessibility to services and facilities
- the effect of the development on highway safety, with particular regard to visibility at the proposed site accesses
- the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the countryside
What decided it
The unacceptable harm to highway safety arising from substandard visibility splays at the proposed site accesses, which cannot be justified and carries significant weight in the planning balance.
The adverse impacts of the proposal, particularly the significant harm to highway safety, significantly and demonstrably outweighed the modest social, economic and environmental benefits of delivering a single dwelling, when assessed against the policies of the Framework as a whole.
Framework references: 11, 115
Plan policies cited: Policy S7, Policy GEN1, Policy GEN2
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.