®Planning appeal decision
4 Pump Hill, Brent Pelham, Hertfordshire, SG9 0HG
Planning appeal 3355802 at 4 Pump Hill, Brent Pelham, Hertfordshire, SG9 0HG (East Hertfordshire District Council) was allowed on 4 April 2025 by Inspector Felgate J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the appeal site is an acceptable location for the proposed development, having regard to the relevant planning policies relating to the location of new development in the rural part of the district.
the construction of two semi-detached houses
- Authority
- East Hertfordshire District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Felgate J
- Postcode
- SG9 0HG
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the appeal site is an acceptable location for the proposed development, having regard to the relevant planning policies relating to the location of new development in the rural part of the district
- the need to boost the supply of land for housing in the area, and the effects of this on the present appeal
What decided it
The District's inability to demonstrate a five-year housing land supply, which rendered the most relevant development plan policies out of date and gave substantial weight to the benefit of housing delivery, combined with the scheme's general accordance with the development plan as a whole and absence of significant harm.
The benefits of boosting the local housing stock in a District with a significant shortfall in forward land supply, and supporting existing rural services and facilities, substantially outweighed the limited conflict with Policy VILL3 regarding neighbourhood plan identification, with no significant harm substantiated.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy DPS2Policy GBR2Policy VILL3Policy TRA1Policy NE3
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 82Paragraph 83Paragraph 110Paragraph 57Paragraph 11
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.
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