Planning appeal decision
Warren Park Heritage & Craft Centre, Green Tye, Much Hadham, Hertfordshire, SG10 6FF
Planning appeal 3321041 at Warren Park Heritage & Craft Centre, Green Tye, Much Hadham, Hertfordshire, SG10 6FF (East Hertfordshire District Council) was dismissed on 8 March 2024 by Inspector Simpson V, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the appeal site is a suitable location for the proposed development, with particular regard to its accessibility by means other than by private car.
the change of use of Barns 2 and 3, and Courtyard Unit 3 from Sui Generis Use to Class E (b, c, e and g) including the provision of 20 additional car parking spaces
- Authority
- East Hertfordshire District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- employment-industrial · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Simpson V
- Postcode
- SG10 6FF
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the appeal site is a suitable location for the proposed development, with particular regard to its accessibility by means other than by private car
What decided it
The appeal site's poor accessibility by sustainable transport modes and its rural location, combined with the likely significant increase in private car movements and the absence of effective mitigation through a travel plan, meant the development conflicted with local plan policies ED1, ED2 and TRA1 and NPPF paragraph 109, with no material considerations outweighing this harm.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- ED1ED2TRA1TRA3
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 109Paragraph 85Paragraph 87Paragraph 88
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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