®Planning appeal decision
Cheshunt Football Club, Theobold's Lane, Cheshunt, Hertfordshire, EN8 8RU
Planning appeal 3271027 at Cheshunt Football Club, Theobold's Lane, Cheshunt, Hertfordshire, EN8 8RU (Broxbourne Borough Council) was allowed on 13 September 2021 by Inspector Boniface M, following an inquiry. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect on the character and appearance of the area.
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
- Postcode
- EN8 8RU
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.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy DSC1Policy EQ1Policy CH7Policy H2Policy PO1Policy NEB1Policy TM4
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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