®Planning appeal decision
4 Pump Hill, Brent Pelham, Hertfordshire, SG9 0HG
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
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inability to demonstrate a five-year housing land supply, which rendered the most relevant development plan policies out of date and gave substantial weight to the benefit of housing delivery, combined with the scheme's general accordance with the development plan as a whole and absence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.
Framework references: 82, 83, 110, 57, 11
Plan policies cited: Policy DPS2, Policy GBR2, Policy VILL3, Policy TRA1, Policy NE3
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.