®Planning appeal decision
Land Adjacent To The River Beane And Woodville Place, Hertford, SG14 3NX
erection of 1 residential dwelling incorporating solar PV panels. Creation of driveway and parking provisions, waste and cycle storage areas, installation of ground source heat pump and associated landscaping
- Authority
- East Hertfordshire District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Astley-Serougi B
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the Framework and any relevant development plan policies
- the effect of the proposal on the ecology, biodiversity and protected species on the site
- the effect of the proposal on highway safety and parking provision
- the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the surrounding area
- the effect of the proposal on flood risk
What decided it
The failure to adequately demonstrate that the proposal would not result in harm to biodiversity, ecology, protected species and highway safety meant the adverse impacts significantly and demonstrably outweighed the modest housing benefits.
The modest contribution to housing supply in a district falling below required supply levels was significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the material conflicts with development plan policies on ecology, biodiversity and highway safety.
Framework references: 11, 73, 110, 115, 143, 154, 155, 156, 157
Plan policies cited: Policy GBR1, Policy NE2, Policy NE3, Policy DES3, Policy DES4, Policy TRA2, Policy TRA3, Policy WAT1
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.