®Planning appeal decision
Cricket Willow Field , Sparrows End - London Road , Newport, Essex, CB11 3TT
erection of 10 no. dwellings with garages and storage buildings (including 4 no. affordable homes) with access off London Road, sustainable drainage system and 2 wildlife areas
- Authority
- Uttlesford District Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Pannell G
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area
- the effect of the development on the setting of Grade II Listed 1 & 2 Sparrows End and Shortgrove Hall Registered Park and Garden
- the impact of the development on highway safety, including the provision of appropriate levels of parking
What decided it
The identified adverse impacts on character and appearance, heritage setting, and highway safety, to which considerable weight was afforded, significantly and demonstrably outweighed the moderate benefits of housing delivery and modest environmental benefits.
The moderate weight attributed to housing delivery and modest weight to environmental benefits were significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the considerable weight afforded to the harm to character and appearance, heritage assets, and highway safety; the tilted balance was not engaged because heritage asset policies provided a strong reason for refusal.
Framework references: 11, 205, 214, 57
Plan policies cited: GEN2, S7, ENV2, GEN1, GEN8, H9, NQRHA1, NQRHA2, NQRHA3, NQRHD1, NQRHD2, NQRTR1
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.