®Planning appeal decision
1-6 Ash Tree Barn, Monks Green Farm, Mangrove Lane, Hertford , Herts, SG13 8QL
- Authority
- East Hertfordshire District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Reid L
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.
Framework references: 11
Plan policies cited: Policy GBR1, Policy ED1, Policy ED2, Policy DES4, Policy CC1, Policy CC2, Policy WAT4, Policy EN2, Policy NE2, Policy NE3
Judgments cited: AHGR Limited v Kane-Laverack (2023) EWCA Civ 428
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.