®Planning appeal decision
The Jolly Waggoners, Widford Road, Much Hadham, Hertfordshire, SG10 6EZ
described for the demolition of the existing building and the construction of three residential dwellings along with associated communal areas and amenity space
- 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
- the effect of the proposed demolition of The Jolly Waggoners as a non-designated heritage asset (NDHA)
- whether the appeal site is a suitable location for the proposed development having regard to local and national policy
- the effect of the development on the availability of community facilities
What decided it
The cumulative conflicts with development plan policies regarding the loss of a non-designated heritage asset, unsuitability of location in the rural area beyond the Green Belt, and loss of a community facility without adequate evidence of redundancy outweigh the modest housing benefits.
The modest contribution of three dwellings to housing supply and modest economic benefits were significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the adverse impacts of the loss of a non-designated heritage asset, conflict with rural area policy, and loss of a community facility.
Framework references: 11, 73
Plan policies cited: Policy HA2, Policy GBR2, Policy GBR2(e), Policy DES4, Policy CFLR8, Policy CFLR8(a)
Judgments cited: Dorothy Bohm & Others v Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government & Ors [2017] EWHC 3217; Tower Hamlets vs SSHCLG [2019] EWHC 2219
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