®Planning appeal decision
Land North of Gilberts Wood, Ewyas Harold, Hereford, HR2 0JB
Planning appeal 3310188 at Land North of Gilberts Wood, Ewyas Harold, Hereford, HR2 0JB (Herefordshire Council) was dismissed on 13 December 2023 by Inspector Reed D, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposal would comprise an acceptable location for development having regard to the provisions of the development plan.
residential development of up to 25 houses
- Authority
- Herefordshire Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Reed D
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposal would comprise an acceptable location for development having regard to the provisions of the development plan
- whether the highway access arrangements would be acceptable, in particular pedestrian accessibility to local services
- the landscape and visual effects of the proposal
What decided it
The unacceptable highway access arrangements, particularly the unsatisfactory pedestrian accessibility to local services which would discourage walking and create highway safety concerns, combined with the lack of clear quantitative need for the development, meant the proposal did not meet the NDP Policy EH1 integration test.
The benefits of delivering 25 dwellings with 35% affordable housing and infrastructure contributions were outweighed by the unacceptable pedestrian accessibility to local services creating highway safety concerns, the lack of clear quantitative need given the Council's 6.19 years housing land supply and Ewyas Harold's progress towards its growth target, and the failure to meet the NDP integration test, particularly given the large Callowside scheme already under construction.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy RA1Policy RA2Policy EH1Policy SS4Policy MT1Policy G6Policy EH4Policy LD1Policy G1
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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