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Allowed24 September 20243344958

Sun Hill Cottage, 3 Sun Hill, Royston, Hertfordshire, SG8 9AU

Planning appeal 3344958 at Sun Hill Cottage, 3 Sun Hill, Royston, Hertfordshire, SG8 9AU (North Hertfordshire District Council) was allowed on 24 September 2024 by Inspector Reed D, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on the conservation of the heritage assets Sun Hill Cottage and the Royston Conservation Area.

the change of use of the existing detached 2-bed ancillary accommodation barn to one detached 2-bed self-contained residential dwelling and the erection of a boundary fence

Authority
North Hertfordshire District Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Change of use
Inspector
Reed D
Postcode
SG8 9AU

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The effect of the proposal on the conservation of the heritage assets Sun Hill Cottage and the Royston Conservation Area

What decided it

The heritage impact would be negligible because the subdividing fence would be barely perceptible from the road and the physical relationship of the two buildings would remain apparent, combined with the material benefit of an additional dwelling in a context of insufficient housing land supply.

The absence of material harm to heritage assets was balanced against the small but useful contribution to local housing stock and the Council's inability to demonstrate five years' housing land supply, with the balance tipping in favour of allowing the appeal.

What the Inspector cited

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Policy HE1

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