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Dismissed6 June 20253361327

Silver Leys Polo Club, Millfield Lane, Little Hadham, Hertfordshire, SG11 2ED

Planning appeal 3361327 at Silver Leys Polo Club, Millfield Lane, Little Hadham, Hertfordshire, SG11 2ED (East Hertfordshire District Council) was dismissed on 6 June 2025 by Inspector Dring G, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether there is an essential need for three rural worker's dwellings at the appeal site.

retention of three mobile home units as rural worker’s dwellings for grooms accommodation

Authority
East Hertfordshire District Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Hearing
Development
residential · Other minor developments
Inspector
Dring G
Postcode
SG11 2ED

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether there is an essential need for three rural worker's dwellings at the appeal site
  • Whether the site is in a suitable location for housing with particular regard to accessibility by sustainable modes of transport
  • Whether there would be sufficient vehicular access and parking at the appeal site for the development
  • The effect of the development on the integrity of the woodland habitat

What decided it

The appellant failed to demonstrate an essential need for three rural workers' dwellings, which undermined the justification for the development and led to conflict with the development plan taken as a whole.

the cumulative harm arising from conflict with the development plan attracted significant weight that significantly and demonstrably outweighed the modest benefits of housing supply and rural business support when assessed against the Framework as a whole, so the presumption in favour of sustainable development did not apply

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy HOU5Policy GBR2Policy CFLR6Policy TRA1Policy TRA2Policy TRA3Policy DES3Policy NE2Policy NE3
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 84Paragraph 88Paragraph 187

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