®Planning appeal decision
Land Adj To The Acorns, Ginns Road, Stocking Pelham, Hertfordshire, SG9 0JD
the erection of a self-build dwelling
- Authority
- East Hertfordshire District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Bowden N
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the site is suitable for residential development, having regard to its location, the proposed land use and the amount of development
What decided it
The substantial distance to any meaningful facilities and services, combined with the lack of public transport and unlit nature of nearby roads with no footway, renders the location unsuitable for residential development and this harm is not outweighed by the benefits of adding a single self-build dwelling.
The benefits of adding a single dwelling to the housing stock and the self-build nature of the scheme do not outweigh the unsuitability of the location due to its distance from services and facilities and reliance on private vehicle transport.
Framework references: 84, 83, 11
Plan policies cited: Policy VILL3, Policy DSP2, Policy GBR2, Policy GBR2(e), Policy TRA1
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.