Land West Of 2 Clapton Hall, Clapton Hall Lane, DUNMOW, ESSEX, CM6 1JG

Authority: Uttlesford District Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: employment-industrial · Change of use
Inspector: Bayliss G

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether or not the development is in an acceptable location having regard to development plan policies and the character and appearance of the area, including the significance of heritage assets
The effect of the development on highway safety
The effect of the development on the living conditions of nearby residential occupants, with particular regard to noise, disturbance, vibration or smells

What decided it

The development caused less than substantial harm to designated heritage assets with insufficient public benefits to justify this harm, and failed to comply with development plan policies on rural diversification, landscape character, highway safety and residential amenity.

Plan policies cited: ULP Core Policy 3, ULP Core Policy 21, ULP Core Policy 48, ULP Core Policy 41, ULP Core Policy 61, ULP Core Policy 62, ULP Core Policy 27, ULP Core Policy 42, ULP Core Policy 44

Read the decision letter on the Inspectorate’s site

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What an account adds

Draw a red line around your site and the appraisal follows.

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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