Planning appeal decision
Home Farm, Wyddial, Buntingford, SG9 0SA
Planning appeal 3293506 at Home Farm, Wyddial, Buntingford, SG9 0SA (East Hertfordshire District Council) was dismissed on 5 December 2022 by Inspector Wilkinson S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The location of development having regard to national and local policies.
demolition of existing outbuildings and stable block, construction of 2No. 3 bed semidetached, self-build residential buildings (ClassC3), new access, associated parking, private amenity space, refuse collection and associated hard and soft landscape
- Authority
- East Hertfordshire District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Wilkinson S
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The location of development having regard to national and local policies
What decided it
The site's location away from shops and services in conflict with the Council's settlement strategy and the lack of alternative transport modes resulting in dependence on private transport.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy VILL3Policy GBR2Policy DPS2Policy TRA1Policy CFLR6Policy HD1
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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