Land Adj to Greylands Barn , Chelmsford Road, White Roding, Dunmow, CM6 1RF

Planning appeal 3373483 at Land Adj to Greylands Barn , Chelmsford Road, White Roding, Dunmow, CM6 1RF (Uttlesford District Council) was allowed on 15 January 2026 by Inspector Simms S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the site is suitable for development, having regard to its location, the proposed land use and the amount of development.

the erection of between 1-2 dwellings and associated work

Authority: Uttlesford District Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Simms S
Postcode: CM6 1RF

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the site is suitable for development, having regard to its location, the proposed land use and the amount of development

What decided it

The Council cannot demonstrate a five-year supply of deliverable housing land, the proposal would not significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits assessed against the Framework as a whole, and the site is grey belt land where the proposal is not inappropriate development.

The benefits of housing supply in a sustainable location and support to the local economy, combined with the absence of a five-year housing land supply and the Framework's approach to grey belt development, outweighed the conflict with Policy S6 of the development plan

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy GEN1Policy GEN2Policy H10Policy S6
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 143Paragraph 156Paragraph 157Paragraph 232

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