Planning appeal decision
White Lodge Stud, Butts Green, Clavering, Nr Saffron Walden, Essex, CB11 4RT
Planning appeal 3373325 at White Lodge Stud, Butts Green, Clavering, Nr Saffron Walden, Essex, CB11 4RT (Uttlesford District Council) was allowed on 18 December 2025 by Inspector Francis L, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether condition 7 has the effect of a Grampian condition.
change of use from recreational equestrian to commercial stud business. Erection of a new stable building and new open sided arena on the location of the former tennis court. The existing outdoor arena will be reduced in size and the layout of paddocks will be altered to suit. at White Lodge Stud Butts Green Valance Road Clavering Saffron Walden CB11 4RT” without complying with a condition attached to planning permission Ref UTT/18/2429/FUL, dated 1 May 2019
- Authority
- Uttlesford District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- agricultural · Change of use
- Inspector
- Francis L
- Postcode
- CB11 4RT
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether condition 7 has the effect of a Grampian condition
- whether condition 7 is reasonable and necessary in the interests of highway safety
What decided it
The alternative secondary access via the agricultural track to the west would be acceptable in highway safety terms and could accommodate larger deliveries, justifying variation rather than removal of condition 7.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Uttlesford Local Plan Policy GEN1Highway Authority's Development Management Policies
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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