®Planning appeal decision
Land At Bran End, Stebbing, Dunmow, Essex, CM6 3RS
proposed is the erection of 1 no. dwelling, detached garaging and landscaping
- Authority
- Uttlesford District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Lo S
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the development upon the character and appearance of the site and its surroundings
- whether the proposed development would preserve the setting of the Grade II listed buildings known as 'Tanners Farmhouse' and 'Bran End Mill'
What decided it
The harm to the significance of the settings of the Grade II listed buildings Tanners Farmhouse and Bran End Mill provides a strong reason for refusal under paragraph 11(d)(i) of the Framework, notwithstanding the absence of a five-year housing land supply.
The presumption in favour of granting permission under paragraph 11 of the Framework does not apply because the harm to designated heritage assets (less than substantial harm to the settings of listed buildings) provides a strong reason for refusal; the modest benefits of housing delivery, economic uplift, biodiversity net gain, and sustainable design do not outweigh this heritage harm.
Framework references: 11, 12
Plan policies cited: Policy S7, Policy GEN1(e), Policy ENV2, Policy STEB22, Policy STEB1
Judgments cited: Holborn Studios Ltd v The Council of the London Borough of Hackney [2017] EWHC 2823; North Wiltshire District Council v Secretary of State for the Environment (1993) 65 P & CR 137
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