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Dismissed27 July 20233279181

Plot 64, Land Opposite Mill View , Hare Street , Buntingford, Hertfordshire , SG9 0DX

Planning appeal 3279181 at Plot 64, Land Opposite Mill View , Hare Street , Buntingford, Hertfordshire , SG9 0DX (East Hertfordshire District Council) was dismissed on 27 July 2023 by Inspector Mahoney F, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Highways.

the change of use of land to Gypsy and Traveller residential with the siting of four caravans of which no more than two would be static caravans, part retrospective

Authority
East Hertfordshire District Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Hearing
Development
caravan-gypsy · Change of use
Inspector
Mahoney F
Postcode
SG9 0DX

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Highways
  • Sustainability of the location
  • Character and appearance
  • Impact on biodiversity
  • Flooding

What decided it

The substantial harm to highway safety and to the character and appearance of the countryside outweighed the significant benefits of meeting unmet Gypsy and Traveller pitch need and family/child welfare considerations.

The combined harms to highway safety, character and appearance, biodiversity, flooding and locational sustainability (substantial in total) outweighed the significant benefits of meeting pressing pitch need and family/child welfare, tipping the balance against the proposal, including for a temporary permission.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
LP Policy GBR2LP Policy HOU9LP Policy HOU10LP Policy TRA1LP Policy TRA2LP Policy DES2LP Policy DES3LP Policy DES4LP Policy NE2LP Policy NE3LP Policy WAT1
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 105Paragraph 111Paragraph 174Paragraph 180

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