®Planning appeal decision
Kings Cottage, Starlings Green Road, Clavering, Essex, CB11 4PP
Planning appeal 6002753 at Kings Cottage, Starlings Green Road, Clavering, Essex, CB11 4PP (Uttlesford District Council) was dismissed on 27 May 2026 by Inspector Dyer I, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the site is a suitable location for the proposed development, having particular regard to occupiers' access to services and facilities.
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
- Postcode
- CB11 4PP
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.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Core Policy 3Development Policy 1Core Policy 26Core Policy 27Core Policy 28Core Policy 34Core Policy 42
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11
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.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
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