Planning appeal decision
Land at Orchard Road, Tewin, AL6 0HN
Planning appeal 3342715 at Land at Orchard Road, Tewin, AL6 0HN (East Hertfordshire District Council) was dismissed on 2 December 2024 by Inspector Knight A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the appeal site would be a suitable location for the proposed development, having regard to local and national policy.
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
- Postcode
- AL6 0HN
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.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy DSP2Policy VILL3Policy TRA1Policy CLFR6
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 83Paragraph 159
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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