®Planning appeal decision
Land at Old Station Yard, Millers View, Much Hadham, SG10 6BN
erection of four dwellings, to include one affordable unit, with associated access road and landscaping
- Authority
- East Hertfordshire District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Dade E
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposed development would be in a suitable location for housing, having regard to the local development strategy for the area
- Whether the proposal would provide an appropriate mix of housing
- The effects of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
What decided it
The adverse impacts arising from the site's location outside the development boundary and inappropriate housing mix, combined with harm to the neighbourhood planning process, significantly and demonstrably outweigh the housing benefits under NPPF paragraph 14.
The benefits of four dwellings with modest weight attached to the uncertain affordable housing unit were significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the adverse impacts of locating development outside the development boundary, providing an inappropriate housing mix not substantiated by local need, and undermining the neighbourhood planning process.
Framework references: 11, 14, 57, 64
Plan policies cited: Policy VILL1, Policy GBR2, Policy DPS2, Policy HOU4, Policy DES2, Policy DES3, Policy DES4, Policy MH H1, Policy MH H2, Policy MH H3, Policy MH H4, Policy MH H5, Policy MH H6
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.