Agricultural Building Rear Of The Mole Hill , Hollow Road , Felsted , Essex, CM6 3JF

Planning appeal 3371686 at Agricultural Building Rear Of The Mole Hill , Hollow Road , Felsted , Essex, CM6 3JF (Uttlesford District Council) was dismissed on 15 December 2025 by Inspector Phillips A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the surrounding area.

Demolition of existing agricultural building and erection of one dwelling, new access and associated development

Authority: Uttlesford District Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Phillips A
Postcode: CM6 3JF

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the surrounding area
Whether the proposal meets the definition of a self-build dwelling and the impact on this on BNG

What decided it

The failure to provide the necessary information to satisfy the biodiversity net gain condition, combined with the inability to enforce the self-build status through a legal agreement, substantially outweighed the benefits of the proposal when assessed against the Framework.

The benefits of housing delivery and potential self-build status were outweighed by the substantial harm caused by non-compliance with biodiversity net gain legislation, assessed against the policies of the Framework taken as a whole.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy S7
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 11Paragraph 78

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