®Planning appeal decision
Four Winds , Old Mead Lane, Henham, Essex, CM22 6JJ
Planning appeal 3339629 at Four Winds , Old Mead Lane, Henham, Essex, CM22 6JJ (Uttlesford District Council) was allowed on 23 September 2024 by Inspector Cliff D, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposed development would be suitable in this location, having regard to relevant policies for the location of housing, the effect upon the character and appearance of the area and accessibility to services and facilities.
erection of a new detached 4 bedroom dwelling
- Authority
- Uttlesford District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Cliff D
- Postcode
- CM22 6JJ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposed development would be suitable in this location, having regard to relevant policies for the location of housing, the effect upon the character and appearance of the area and accessibility to services and facilities
What decided it
The engagement of paragraph 11(d) of the Framework due to the Council's inability to demonstrate a five-year housing land supply, combined with the proposal's status as acceptable infill development that would not harm character and appearance, meant the tilted balance favoured the proposal despite limited accessibility to services.
The limited harm to accessibility to local services by sustainable transport was outweighed by the moderate weight given to housing supply contribution and the absence of harm to character and appearance, with the tilted balance under paragraph 11(d) of the Framework applied in favour of the proposal
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy S7Policy H1Policy GEN1Policy GEN2Policy H4
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 60Paragraph 109Paragraph 56
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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