®Planning appeal decision
76 Bramfield Road, Datchworth, Knebworth, Hertfordshire, SG3 6RZ
Planning appeal 3327372 at 76 Bramfield Road, Datchworth, Knebworth, Hertfordshire, SG3 6RZ (East Hertfordshire District Council) was allowed on 11 July 2024 by Inspector Jones H, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would amount to isolated housing in the countryside, having regard to the relevant policy within the Framework, and whether the proposal accords with relevant policies within the development plan which control housing in rural areas.
the erection of a detached four-bedroom dwelling and associated access, parking area, residential garden, and hard and soft landscaping
- Authority
- East Hertfordshire District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Jones H
- Postcode
- SG3 6RZ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would amount to isolated housing in the countryside, having regard to the relevant policy within the Framework, and whether the proposal accords with relevant policies within the development plan which control housing in rural areas
- The site's accessibility to services, facilities and sustainable transport modes
What decided it
The absence of a five-year housing land supply and the application of the tilted balance under NPPF paragraph 11(d) meant the benefits of housing delivery outweighed the moderate harm from conflict with the development plan's spatial distribution policies.
The moderate harm from conflict with Policies DPS2 and VILL3 governing the spatial distribution of housing development, together with modest harm to the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers, was outweighed by the significant benefits of contributing to housing supply, the site's quick deliverability, modest biodiversity enhancements and economic benefits, applying the tilted balance under NPPF paragraph 11(d) due to the absence of a five-year housing land supply.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy VILL3Policy DPS2Policy TRA1Policy GBR1Policy DES4Policy HOU7Policy WAT4
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 84Paragraph 154Paragraph 70
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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