®Planning appeal decision
Land Off of London Road, Buntingford, SG9 9JN
Planning appeal 3353714 at Land Off of London Road, Buntingford, SG9 9JN (East Hertfordshire District Council) was allowed on 2 May 2025 by Inspector Raygen Z, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal is in an acceptable location having regard to development plan policy and the Framework.
the erection of 68 Dwellings and all associated works
- Authority
- East Hertfordshire District Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Hearing
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Raygen Z
- Postcode
- SG9 9JN
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal is in an acceptable location having regard to development plan policy and the Framework
- Whether the appeal site is in an accessible location
- Whether the proposal results in an unacceptable loss of agricultural land
- The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
What decided it
The Council's inability to demonstrate a five year housing land supply rendered the restrictive spatial strategy policies out of date, engaging the tilted balance which the significant housing and affordable housing benefits outweighed.
the significant benefits of housing delivery, affordable housing and bungalow provision, together with moderate and minor weighted benefits from transport contributions and environmental gains, outweighed the moderate weight conflict with the spatial strategy and the minor harms to character, accessibility and agricultural land, so the adverse impacts did not significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy DPS2Policy GBR2Policy HD1Policy BUNT1Policy TRA1Policy T1Policy DES2Policy DES3Policy DES4Policy HD4Policy ES1Policy HD2Policy WAT1Policy HOU3Policy DEL1Policy DEL2Policy CFLR1Policy CFLR7Policy CFLR9Policy CFLR10Policy DPS4Policy INT1
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 58Paragraph 66Paragraph 110Paragraph 115Paragraph 129Paragraph 135Paragraph 139
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.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
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The main issues, what decided it, the planning balance and the policies and judgments listed as cited are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro and are our summary, not the Inspector’s words; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.