The Barns Monk Street, Thaxted, Dunmow, Essex, CM6 2NR

Planning appeal 3345864 at The Barns Monk Street, Thaxted, Dunmow, Essex, CM6 2NR (Uttlesford District Council) was allowed on 10 January 2025 by Inspector Aston R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would preserve the Grade II listed buildings, any of the features of special architectural or historic interest they possess, and their setting.

subdivision of existing dwelling to create 2 no. dwellings

Authority: Uttlesford District Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Aston R
Postcode: CM6 2NR

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the proposal would preserve the Grade II listed buildings, any of the features of special architectural or historic interest they possess, and their setting

What decided it

The proposal would preserve the special architectural and historic interest of the Grade II listed buildings and their setting, and the limited adverse impacts would not significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits of sustainable development in the context of an out-of-date development plan and unmet housing land supply.

The limited adverse impacts of providing an additional family-sized dwelling in a relatively accessible rural settlement that sensitively re-uses and preserves heritage assets would be outweighed by the economic and social benefits from the conversion and creation of a separate dwelling, assisting in the vitality of the settlement and supply of rural housing

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy ENV2Policy GEN1Policy S7Policy TX HC1Policy TX LSC4
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 11

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