®Planning appeal decision
Land Off of London Road, BUNTINGFORD, SG9 9JN
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
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Council's inability to demonstrate a five year housing land supply rendered the restrictive spatial strategy policies out of date, engaging the tilted balance which the significant housing and affordable housing benefits outweighed.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
Framework references: 11, 58, 66, 110, 115, 129, 135, 139
Plan policies cited: Policy DPS2, Policy GBR2, Policy HD1, Policy BUNT1, Policy TRA1, Policy T1, Policy DES2, Policy DES3, Policy DES4, Policy HD4, Policy ES1, Policy HD2, Policy WAT1, Policy HOU3, Policy DEL1, Policy DEL2, Policy CFLR1, Policy CFLR7, Policy CFLR9, Policy CFLR10, Policy DPS4, Policy INT1
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.