®Planning appeal decision
8 Pole Hole Farm, Pye Corner, Gilston, Hertfordshire, CM20 2RP
Planning appeal 3339561 at 8 Pole Hole Farm, Pye Corner, Gilston, Hertfordshire, CM20 2RP (East Hertfordshire District Council) was allowed on 19 November 2024 by Inspector Storey P, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the appeal site is a suitable location for housing, having regard to access to services and sustainable transport.
conversion of existing agricultural building to a residential unit
- Authority
- East Hertfordshire District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Storey P
- Postcode
- CM20 2RP
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the appeal site is a suitable location for housing, having regard to access to services and sustainable transport
- whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt, and if so, whether any harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, would be clearly outweighed by other considerations that would amount to the very special circumstances required to justify the proposal
What decided it
The hedgerow boundary treatment in Appeal B preserves Green Belt openness and avoids the inappropriate development finding that defeated Appeal A, allowing the housing benefits to outweigh the location conflict under the tilted balance.
The adverse impacts of the proposal, limited to its location regarding access to services and sustainable transport, do not significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits of housing delivery in an area with a demonstrated five-year housing land supply shortfall, when assessed against the policies in the Framework taken as a whole.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy DPS2Policy DPS1Policy TRA1Policy GBR1Policy DES4Policy NE2Policy NE3Policy WAT4
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 152Paragraph 155Paragraph 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.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
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