LAND ADJACENT SAWKINS COTTAGE , BROAD GREEN , CHRISHALL, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG8 8QR

erection of 1no. Self-Build Passivhaus dwelling

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

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

The effect of the proposed development on the setting of nearby listed buildings, as well as the character and appearance of the local area

What decided it

The less than substantial harm to the setting and significance of the grade II listed building Sawkins Cottage, which the public benefits of a single self-build dwelling and sustainability improvements did not outweigh.

The less than substantial harm to the grade II listed building Sawkins Cottage was weighed against the public benefits of providing a self-build dwelling in a district lacking five-year housing supply and self-build sites, with limited economic and sustainability benefits; the harm outweighed the benefits.

Framework references: 11, 131, 215

Plan policies cited: Policy ENV2, Policy GEN2, Policy S7

Judgments cited: Tesco Stores Ltd v Secretary of State for the Environment & Ors [1995] UKHL 22

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Heritage. Listed buildings by grade and distance, conservation areas, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, heritage at risk.
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