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Allowed12 May 20253356349

Hawkes Mead, Stambourne Road, Little Sampford, Saffron Walden, Essex, CB10 2QS

Planning appeal 3356349 at Hawkes Mead, Stambourne Road, Little Sampford, Saffron Walden, Essex, CB10 2QS (Uttlesford District Council) was allowed on 12 May 2025 by Inspector Whitfield H, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the appeal site would be a suitable location for housing, having particular regard to (i) location, accessibility to services and facilities and (ii) the character and appearance of the area.

the construction of a single residential infill dwelling, alongside associated development

Authority
Uttlesford District Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Whitfield H
Postcode
CB10 2QS

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • whether the appeal site would be a suitable location for housing, having particular regard to (i) location, accessibility to services and facilities and (ii) the character and appearance of the area
  • the effect of the proposed development on designated and non-designated heritage assets

What decided it

The Council's inability to demonstrate a five-year housing land supply, combined with the limited conflict with the development plan and the identified benefits of housing delivery, outweighed the site's poor accessibility to services and facilities.

The limited harm arising from conflict with the development plan (reliance on private vehicles for accessibility) was outweighed by the benefits of housing delivery, support for rural services, economic benefits from construction, and environmental benefits from using previously developed land and sustainable technologies, in the context of the tilted balance under NPPF paragraph 11(d)(ii).

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy S7Policy GEN1(e)Policy GEN2Policy ENV2Policy ENV15
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11

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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