®Planning appeal decision
Land Rear of Winterleigh, Want Lane, Langley Upper Green, Essex, CB11 4RU
Planning appeal 6003565 at Land Rear of Winterleigh, Want Lane, Langley Upper Green, Essex, CB11 4RU (Uttlesford District Council) was dismissed on 27 May 2026 by Inspector Dyer I, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the site and the surrounding area bearing in mind the special attention that should be paid to the desirability of preserving the setting of the nearby Grade II listed buildings, Want Cottage and Bury Farm House.
erection of a single storey self-build dwelling
- Authority
- Uttlesford District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Dyer I
- Postcode
- CB11 4RU
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the site and the surrounding area bearing in mind the special attention that should be paid to the desirability of preserving the setting of the nearby Grade II listed buildings, Want Cottage and Bury Farm House
- Whether the site is a suitable location for a dwelling, having particular regard to access to services and facilities
What decided it
The harm to the setting of the Grade II listed buildings, combined with the unsustainable location lacking access to services and facilities, outweighed the limited public benefits of providing an additional dwelling.
The less than substantial but considerable harm to the heritage setting of the listed buildings and the conflict with transport sustainability policies outweighed the limited public benefits of housing provision, self-build opportunity, biodiversity net gain, and economic and social benefits.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Core Policy 3Core Policy 26Core Policy 27Core Policy 28Core Policy 58Core Policy 61Core Policy 62Development Policy 1
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 212Paragraph 213Paragraph 215
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.
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The main issues, what decided it, the planning balance and the policies and judgments listed as cited are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro and are our summary, not the Inspector’s words; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.