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Dismissed21 May 20253356425

Land North Of Milch Hill, Willows Green Main Road, Felsted, Essex, CM3 1QE

Planning appeal 3356425 at Land North Of Milch Hill, Willows Green Main Road, Felsted, Essex, CM3 1QE (Uttlesford District Council) was dismissed on 21 May 2025 by Inspector Brooker M, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: 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 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
Postcode
CM3 1QE

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.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy S7Policy GE1Policy GEN1Policy FEL/HN5Policy FEL/ICH1
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 187Paragraph 210Paragraph 212Paragraph 213Paragraph 215

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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