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Dismissed25 July 20223280237

Land Adjacent to The Cottage, Hay Street, Braughing, Ware, Hertfordshire, SG11 2RG

Planning appeal 3280237 at Land Adjacent to The Cottage, Hay Street, Braughing, Ware, Hertfordshire, SG11 2RG (East Hertfordshire District Council) was dismissed on 25 July 2022 by Inspector Wilkinson S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The location of the proposed development.

one detached self build dwelling with all matters reserved apart from access

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

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The location of the proposed development
  • The effect of the proposal on landscape character
  • Whether or not the appeal scheme fulfils the requirements of a self build project as defined by the Self Build and Custom Housebuilding Act 2015

What decided it

The appeal site is located in an unsustainable location contrary to development plan policy and does not constitute a suitably serviced self-build plot within the meaning of the Self Build and Custom Housebuilding Act 2015.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy VILL1Policy VILL3Policy GBR2Policy DES3Policy HOU8

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