Land West Of The Grove, Bury Green, Little Hadham, Ware, SG11 2EZ

Planning appeal 3279812 at Land West Of The Grove, Bury Green, Little Hadham, Ware, SG11 2EZ (East Hertfordshire District Council) was dismissed on 10 February 2023 by Inspector Castle S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether or not the site is a suitable location for housing having regard to the development plan.

erection of 4 no self-build dwellinghouses

Authority: East Hertfordshire District Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Castle S
Postcode: SG11 2EZ

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether or not the site is a suitable location for housing having regard to the development plan
Whether or not sufficient information has been provided to demonstrate that a net gain in biodiversity would be achieved at the site
Whether or not, in the overall planning balance, there are material considerations that would justify the granting of outline planning permission

What decided it

The substantial weight given to the delivery of self-build dwellings does not outweigh the considerable weight given to conflicts with the development plan policies requiring development to be sustainably located in accordance with the district's development strategy.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy DPS2Policy GBR2Policy VILL3Policy TRA1Policy NE3Policy HOU8Policy DEL2
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 62Paragraph 174

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