®Planning appeal decision
Cheshunt Football Club, Theobold's Lane, Cheshunt, Hertfordshire, EN8 8RU
a new stadium with capacity for up to 2,000 spectators, 53 no. 1 bedroom apartments, 62 no. 2 bedroom apartments, 26 no. 3 bedroom houses and 22 no. 4 bedroom houses (163 residential dwellings), highway access works, internal roads and supporting infrastructure (Area 1); the Northern block, comprising new facilities for Cheshunt Football Club in use classes D1, D2 and sui generis (Area 2); and the Western block, comprising new sports, community, leisure and commercial uses in use classes A1, A3, A4, A5, B1, D1 and D2 (Area 3)
- Authority
- Broxbourne Borough Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Inquiry
- Development
- leisure-sport · Other Major Developments
- Inspector
- Boniface M
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect on the character and appearance of the area
- The effect on the living conditions of neighbouring occupants, with particular regard to actual or perceived overlooking of properties on Montayne Road
What decided it
No material harm was found to the character and appearance of the area or to neighbours' living conditions, and the proposal complied with the site's development plan allocation (Policy CH7) with planning obligations secured.
The significant weight attached to housing delivery, including 40% affordable housing, together with the social, economic and sporting benefits of the scheme and its compliance with the site allocation, were not outweighed by any identified harm, so the presumption in favour of sustainable development applied and the proposal was found to accord with the development plan as a whole.
Plan policies cited: Policy DSC1, Policy EQ1, Policy CH7, Policy H2, Policy PO1, Policy NEB1, Policy TM4
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.