Planning appeal decision
Land North of St James Way and West of Thorley Street, Bishops Stortford, CM23 4AS
Planning appeal 3316579 at Land North of St James Way and West of Thorley Street, Bishops Stortford, CM23 4AS (East Hertfordshire District Council) was allowed on 12 October 2023 by Inspector Bartlett R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the condition is reasonable and necessary having regard to the scope of the reserved matters approval.
Approval of reserved matters for layout, scale, appearance and landscaping for E(g)(ii), E(g)(iii), B2 and B8 uses including servicing, landscaping, means of enclosure and associated works and infrastructure
- Authority
- East Hertfordshire District Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- employment-industrial · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Bartlett R
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the condition is reasonable and necessary having regard to the scope of the reserved matters approval
- If so, the effect of varying or deleting the condition on highway efficiency and safety
What decided it
The condition requiring an HGV routing plan and register to control traffic routing fell outside the scope of reserved matters and could not be imposed at this stage, as means of access and traffic implications had already been determined at outline permission.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy BISH5Policy 5 Hertfordshire Local Transport PlanPolicy 16 Hertfordshire Local Transport Plan
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 56
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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