Land to the west of Parsonage Farm, Parsonage Lane, Parsonage Downs, Great Dunmow, Essex, CM6 2AT

the erection of single storey self-build dwelling and associated infrastructure

Authority: Uttlesford District Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Bayliss G

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area with particular regard to the significance of nearby designated heritage assets

What decided it

The harm to the significance of designated heritage assets, which is at the lower end of less than substantial but nonetheless significant and commanding great weight, is not outweighed by the limited public benefits of providing one self-build dwelling and modest housing supply support.

The limited public benefits of housing supply, self-build provision, and modest social and economic benefits do not outweigh the significant harm to designated heritage assets and the character and appearance of the rural area, such that the proposal fails the normal planning balance and is not in accordance with the development plan as a whole

Framework references: 11, 202, 212

Plan policies cited: Policy S7 of the Uttlesford Local Plan (2005)

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Heritage. Listed buildings by grade and distance, conservation areas, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, heritage at risk.
Landscape and environment. Green belt, national parks and national landscapes, SSSIs, ancient woodland, SPA, SAC and Ramsar sites, nutrient catchments.
Flooding. Flood zones 2 and 3, surface water, and both again with climate change.
Transport. The 800 metre station catchment and service frequency, bus stops with their weekday frequency, the cycle network, and the Framework’s transport tests measured for the site.

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