®Planning appeal decision
Nup End Farm House, Nup End, Old Knebworth, SG3 6QJ
the erection of one 4-bed and two 3-bed detached dwellings including alterations to existing access
- Authority
- North Hertfordshire District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Johnson W
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposed development is inappropriate development in the Green Belt
- whether the proposed development would provide a suitable location for housing having regard to the accessibility of services and facilities
What decided it
The site's physical and visual relationship to Old Knebworth as a settlement, combined with the absence of Green Belt harm and the significant contribution to housing supply in a context of severe supply shortfall, justified allowing the appeal.
The provision of family homes, economic benefits during construction and occupation, and modest but important contribution to the Council's 5-year housing land supply (1.47 years) outweighed the absence of any adverse effects from the proposed development.
Framework references: 149, 80, 79, 105, 56, 54
Plan policies cited: saved DLP Policy 2, saved DLP Policy 3, emerging LP Policy D1, emerging LP Policy SP1, emerging LP Policy SP2, emerging LP Policy SP5, emerging LP Policy SP6
Judgments cited: Wood v Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government [2015] EWCA Civ 195 (09 February 2015)
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.