®Planning appeal decision
Land North Of Milch Hill, Willows Green Main Road, Felsted, Essex, CM3 1QE
the change of use of agricultural land to residential, construction of 1 no. dwelling and associated landscaping
- Authority
- Uttlesford District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Brooker M
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposed development would provide a suitable location for housing, having regard to the spatial strategy for the area and access to services
- the effect of the appeal scheme on the character and appearance of the area, including the setting of the adjacent grade II properties
What decided it
The harm to the setting of the grade II listed building Milch Hill House, combined with the unsustainable location remote from services and the erosion of countryside character, outweighed the modest housing supply and biodiversity benefits.
The adverse impacts of unsustainable location, harm to character and appearance, and less than substantial but considerable harm to the setting of the listed building were not significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the benefits of housing supply contribution and biodiversity enhancements; the presumption in favour of sustainable development did not apply.
Framework references: 11, 187, 210, 212, 213, 215
Plan policies cited: Policy S7, Policy GE1, Policy GEN1, Policy FEL/HN5, Policy FEL/ICH1
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.