Land north west of Holly Tree Cottage, Howlett End, Wimbish

6008762·Uttlesford·28 Sept 2026dismissed·UTT/25/3094/FUL

Tier label used

smaller village

The tier sentence ¶8

“lists Wimbish as a smaller village”

Summary

Two dwellings on a wooded gap in the hamlet of Howlett End, Uttlesford. The inspector accepted that the scheme was limited infilling within a group of houses under S5(1)(e), but found moderate harm to the hamlet's loose character in conflict with DP3(1), and unproven noise mitigation against the kennels next door. DP3(3) meant the scheme "should be refused", and under S5(2) the moderate housing benefit was substantially outweighed. Dismissed.

Why this is cited

Smaller-village infill policy; site not shown to be within the boundary; against. In the register this counts as a case where the tier counted against the site.

Sources

Decision on the Planning Inspectorate appeals service · full decision note · letter pins-corpus/6008762.txt

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