®Planning appeal decision
Land at Quinbury Farm, Hay Street, Braughing Ware, Hertfordshire, SG11 2RE
Planning appeal 3291052 at Land at Quinbury Farm, Hay Street, Braughing Ware, Hertfordshire, SG11 2RE (East Hertfordshire District Council) was allowed on 5 December 2023 by Inspector Merrett R, following an inquiry. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the surrounding area.
Continued erection of four dwellings to the same design and appearance as previously approved under ref. 3/14/1204/FP together with all supporting infrastructure following removal of the original barns
- Authority
- East Hertfordshire District Council
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Inquiry
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Merrett R
- Postcode
- SG11 2RE
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the surrounding area
- whether the appeal site is in a sustainable location
What decided it
The benefits of the scheme, together with the significant weight attached to the closely comparable 2014 planning permission for an almost identical development, outweighed the moderate harm arising from the site's unsustainable location under the tilted balance.
the moderate adverse weight attached to the conflict with the development plan (unsustainable location) did not significantly and demonstrably outweigh the economic, social and heritage benefits and the weight given to the 2014 permission, so permission was granted under the paragraph 11(d) presumption
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy DES4Policy GBR2Policy INT1Policy DPS2Policy TRA1Policy VILL1Policy 1Policy CC1Policy CC2
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11
- Judgments
- Tapecrown Ltd v FSS & Vale of White Horse DC [2006] EWCA Civ 1744; Ahmed v SSCLG & Hackney LBC [2014] EWCA Civ 566; Vallis v SSCLG and Another 2012 EWHC 578
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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