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Allowed20 February 20253352902

Land West of Thaxted Road, Saffron Walden, CB10 2FY

Planning appeal 3352902 at Land West of Thaxted Road, Saffron Walden, CB10 2FY (Uttlesford District Council) was allowed on 20 February 2025 by Inspector McCreery D, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether or not the proposed development would make sufficient provision for car parking.

Reserved matters submission for the appearance, layout, landscaping, and scale of 168 dwellings (outline reference S62A/2022/0014)

Authority
Uttlesford District Council
Appeal type
major · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Hearing
Development
residential · Major dwellings
Inspector
McCreery D
Postcode
CB10 2FY

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether or not the proposed development would make sufficient provision for car parking.
  • Whether or not the proposed development would provide satisfactory living conditions for future occupiers with particular reference to noise and disturbance.

What decided it

The tilted balance under NPPF paragraph 11, engaged due to the Council's poor housing land supply position, meant the substantial benefits of the 168 dwellings outweighed the minor harm arising from the parking shortfall.

The benefits of delivering 168 dwellings (including 40% affordable housing) and associated economic and infrastructure benefits outweighed the minor harm from insufficient car parking provision and associated minor conflict with Framework paragraph 109, such that adverse effects did not significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits under the tilted balance.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy GEN1Policy GEN2Policy GEN8Policy SW3Policy SW4Policy ENV10
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 61Paragraph 109Paragraph 57
Judgments
Wheatcroft principles

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.

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