Planning appeal decision
Venn House , Tenterfields, Great Dunmow, Essex, CM6 1HH
Planning appeal 3355758 at Venn House , Tenterfields, Great Dunmow, Essex, CM6 1HH (Uttlesford District Council) was allowed on 28 April 2025 by Inspector Whitfield H, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposed development on highway safety along Tenterfields.
the erection of entrance gates and brick piers
- Authority
- Uttlesford District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Whitfield H
- Postcode
- CM6 1HH
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed development on highway safety along Tenterfields
What decided it
The imposition of conditions requiring the give-way markings to be implemented and the gate opening sensors to trigger as soon as vehicles enter the driveway would prevent vehicles from having to reverse back onto the highway, thereby maintaining highway safety.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy GEN1Policy S1Policy GEN2Policy H8
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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