Land North West Of Holly Tree Cottage, Howlett End Thaxted Road, Wimbish, CB10 2XW

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

• Whether the appeal site is a suitable location for housing having regard to the spatial strategy and the effect on the character of the area
• Whether the living conditions of future occupiers would be acceptable, with regard to noise and disturbance
• Whether sufficient information has been submitted to demonstrate the provision of Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG)

What decided it

The proposal would cause moderate harm to the character of the area and it has not been demonstrated that living conditions of future occupiers would be acceptable regarding noise and disturbance, which together substantially outweigh the moderate housing benefit and limited social and economic benefits.

The moderate housing benefit and limited social, economic and environmental benefits would be substantially outweighed by the adverse effects, when assessed against the national decision-making policies in the Framework, particularly the moderate harm to character and significant harm to living conditions from noise.