®Planning appeal decision
Homefield, Lindsell, DUNMOW, CM6 3QJ
‘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
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.
Framework references: 11
Plan policies cited: Policy S7, Policy H9, Policy GEN1
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.