®Planning appeal decision
Land Adjacent The Gatehouse, The Street, Great Hallingbury, Hertfordshire, CM22 7TR
Planning appeal 3334122 at Land Adjacent The Gatehouse, The Street, Great Hallingbury, Hertfordshire, CM22 7TR (Uttlesford District Council) was allowed on 9 May 2024 by Inspector Couper C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether or not this is a suitable location for the proposal, having regard to policies which direct housing to existing settlements, the site's accessibility to services and facilities, and to the scheme's impact on the character and appearance of the area.
a detached house, cart lodge/store and related works, including an upgraded access
- Authority
- Uttlesford District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Couper C
- Postcode
- CM22 7TR
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether or not this is a suitable location for the proposal, having regard to policies which direct housing to existing settlements, the site's accessibility to services and facilities, and to the scheme's impact on the character and appearance of the area
What decided it
The Council's inability to demonstrate a 5-year housing land supply and failure of the Housing Delivery Test rendered the most important development plan policies out-of-date, triggering the Framework's presumption in favour of sustainable development, which outweighed the limited conflict with the ULP's spatial strategy.
The adverse impacts of the proposal, being limited conflict with the ULP's spatial strategy, would not significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits (housing supply contribution, modest economic, social and environmental benefits, and relative accessibility) when assessed against the Framework taken as a whole; the presumption in favour of sustainable development outweighed the limited conflict with the development plan.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy S7Policy GEN1paragraph 6.13paragraph 6.14
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 83Paragraph 108Paragraph 109
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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