Land at Orchard Road, Tewin, AL6 0HN

erection of a detached dwelling with a new vehicle entrance/crossover

Authority: East Hertfordshire District Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Knight A

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

whether the appeal site would be a suitable location for the proposed development, having regard to local and national policy
whether the proposal conflicts with the policy that controls the loss of equestrian facilities

What decided it

The appeal site's unsuitability as a location due to its encouragement of private motor car dependence and undermining of plan-led housing development, which harms outweighed the modest benefits of delivering one new dwelling.

The significant harms resulting from high dependency on car travel and undermining a plan-led approach to housing outweighed the benefits of delivering one new house and prompt construction.

Framework references: 11, 83, 159

Plan policies cited: Policy DSP2, Policy VILL3, Policy TRA1, Policy CLFR6

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