Land west of The Cottage, Snakes Lane, Ugley Green

6008264·Uttlesford·4 Sept 2026allowed·UTT/25/3066/OP

Tier label used

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The tier sentence ¶13

“larger settlements of Elsenham and Stansted Mountfitchet”

Summary

Outline for up to five dwellings on a countryside field with an extant permission (PIP + TDC) for three. Allowed. The inspector found the site an unsuitable location (car reliant, not S5(1)(e) infill, conflict with S5 and a new March 2026 Local Plan), but the fallback of three large houses with similar harm weighed heavily, plus a small housing and economic benefit given no five-year supply.

The location finding

TR3: fail. car reliance; cycle to Elsenham possible but not for all; 441 bus twice a day term-time; 301 stops unattractive walk (DL 13-16)

Why this is cited

This decision was picked up by the search on the words above, which refer to services, not to a settlement tier. plain description; route (buses) assessed; allowed.

Sources

Decision on the Planning Inspectorate appeals service · full decision note · letter pins-corpus/6008264.txt

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