®Planning appeal decision
Homefield, Lindsell, Dunmow, CM6 3QJ
Planning appeal 3334475 at Homefield, Lindsell, Dunmow, CM6 3QJ (Uttlesford District Council) was dismissed on 9 October 2024 by Inspector Shearing C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the site is suitably located for new housing having regard to the Council's spatial strategy together with effects on the character and appearance of the area.
‘Outline planning application with all matters reserved except access for residential development comprising 5 no. units with associated amenity space and parking’
- Authority
- Uttlesford District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Shearing C
- Postcode
- CM6 3QJ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the site is suitably located for new housing having regard to the Council's spatial strategy together with effects on the character and appearance of the area
- Whether the proposal would make an appropriate contribution to affordable housing
- The accessibility of the site to services and facilities, and to sustainable means of transport
What decided it
The lack of any affordable housing contribution, which would undermine the national objective to address the need for different types of housing and constitute substantial harm that significantly and demonstrably outweighs the modest benefits of the proposal when assessed against the Framework as a whole.
The substantial harm from the absence of affordable housing contribution significantly and demonstrably outweighs the modest benefits of four net additional homes, economic benefits from construction and ongoing expenditure, and limited ecological benefit, when assessed against the policies in the Framework as a whole.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy S7Policy H9Policy GEN1
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11
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.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
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