Radwinter Hall Walden Road, Radwinter, SAFFRON WALDEN, CB10 2SW

the conversion and extension of the vacant agricultural and outbuildings to 2 no. holiday lets / 1 no. annexe accommodation with associated operational development

Authority: Uttlesford District Council
Appeal type: householder · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: leisure-sport · Householder developments
Inspector: Courtney T

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area
whether the annexe accords with the Council's strategic approach to the provision of housing in the countryside
whether the holiday lets accord with the Council's strategic approach to the provision of tourist accommodation in the district

What decided it

The development preserves the rural character and appearance of the site through modest conversions of established agricultural buildings, with the annexe and holiday lets appropriately justified by their ancillary relationship to the main dwelling and countryside tourism context respectively.

Framework references: 88

Plan policies cited: Policy S7, Policy Gen2, Policy H8, Policy LC5

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