®Planning appeal decision
Kings Cottage, Starlings Green Road, Clavering, Essex, CB11 4PP
siting and residential occupation of existing mobile on residential garden land. Temporary permission for a three year period specifically restricted to the current occupier
- Authority
- Uttlesford District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Dyer I
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the site is a suitable location for the proposed development, having particular regard to occupiers' access to services and facilities
- The effect of the proposal on water quality
What decided it
The unsustainable location requiring almost total reliance on private motor vehicles for day-to-day travel, combined with undemonstrated compliance with water quality requirements, means the adverse impacts significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits, displacing the presumption in favour of sustainable development.
The benefits of providing a single additional dwelling on previously developed land and supporting local businesses were substantially outweighed by the harm from unsustainable location and environmental risk to water quality, with the importance of sustainable transport and environmental protection totally overshadowing housing provision.
Framework references: 11
Plan policies cited: Core Policy 3, Development Policy 1, Core Policy 26, Core Policy 27, Core Policy 28, Core Policy 34, Core Policy 42
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.