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Dismissed1 June 20233262192

Land at Millfield Lane, Bury Green, Little Hadham, Hertfordshire, SG11 2ED

Planning appeal 3262192 at Land at Millfield Lane, Bury Green, Little Hadham, Hertfordshire, SG11 2ED (East Hertfordshire District Council) was dismissed on 1 June 2023 by Inspector Rose P, following an inquiry. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether or not the site is in a sustainable location in terms of accessibility to existing local services.

Creation of a four pitch Gypsy/Traveller site comprising the siting of one mobile home, one touring caravan, and the erection of one dayroom on each pitch, and the formation of an internal track and hardstandings

Authority
East Hertfordshire District Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Inquiry
Development
caravan-gypsy · Change of use
Inspector
Rose P
Postcode
SG11 2ED

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • whether or not the site is in a sustainable location in terms of accessibility to existing local services
  • the possible effect of the development upon the character and appearance of the appeal site and its surroundings
  • the absence of information in relation to on-site services

What decided it

The serious harm to the character and appearance of the rural area, combined with the unsustainable location of the site, outweighed the benefits of meeting gypsy and traveller need and the personal circumstances of the occupiers.

the harm from conflict with the development plan (unsustainable location and harm to character and appearance) was not outweighed by the other material considerations, including the general need for gypsy and traveller pitches, the personal circumstances of the occupiers and the best interests of the children

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy HOU9Policy DPS2Policy TRA1Policy TRA2Policy GBR2Policy DES2Policy DES4Policy HA7Policy NE2Policy NE3Policy WAT1
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 55Paragraph 56Paragraph 74Paragraph 105Paragraph 120Paragraph 174
Judgments
Cawrey Limited and Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government and Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council, Neutral Citation Number: [2016] EWHC 1198 (Admin), 23 May 2016; Smith v SSLUHC & Ors [2022] EWCA Civ 1391

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