Four Winds , Old Mead Lane, Henham, Essex, CM22 6JJ

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

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

Framework references: 11, 60, 109, 56

Plan policies cited: Policy S7, Policy H1, Policy GEN1, Policy GEN2, Policy H4

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