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Allowed27 November 20243340054

1-6 Ash Tree Barn, Monks Green Farm, Mangrove Lane, Hertford , Herts, SG13 8QL

Planning appeal 3340054 at 1-6 Ash Tree Barn, Monks Green Farm, Mangrove Lane, Hertford , Herts, SG13 8QL (East Hertfordshire District Council) was allowed on 27 November 2024 by Inspector Reid L, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the development on employment land supply and the rural economy.

Change of use of Ash Tree Barn units 1-6 from Class E (formerly B1) to C3 residential dwellings

Authority
East Hertfordshire District Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Change of use
Inspector
Reid L
Postcode
SG13 8QL

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • the effect of the development on employment land supply and the rural economy
  • whether the development provides acceptable living conditions for the occupiers of units 2-5, with regard to the provision of private amenity space

What decided it

The Council's inability to demonstrate a five-year housing land supply triggered the tilted balance under NPPF paragraph 11(d)(ii), and the moderate benefits of housing delivery and brownfield reuse outweighed the moderate harm from loss of employment land.

The moderate harm from loss of employment land was outweighed by the moderate benefits of providing six additional homes and reusing brownfield land, assessed against the policies in the Framework as a whole under the tilted balance.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy GBR1Policy ED1Policy ED2Policy DES4Policy CC1Policy CC2Policy WAT4Policy EN2Policy NE2Policy NE3
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11
Judgments
AHGR Limited v Kane-Laverack (2023) EWCA Civ 428

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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