Planning appeal decision
Black Grove Woods, Standon Green End, High Cross, SG11 1BW
Planning appeal 3244659 at Black Grove Woods, Standon Green End, High Cross, SG11 1BW (East Hertfordshire District Council) was decided (quashed on legal grounds) on 6 April 2022 by Inspector Hand S, following a hearing.
without planning permission the unauthorised erection of a yurt and two sheds
- Authority
- East Hertfordshire District Council
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Hearing
- Development
- agricultural · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Hand S
- Postcode
- SG11 1BW
What decided it
The appellants demonstrated a functional need to live on site to run a genuine and developing sustainable agricultural enterprise, satisfying the criteria of Policy HOU5 for a temporary agricultural workers' dwelling.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- HOU5
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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