Planning appeal decision
Land at Faints Close, Cheshunt , EN7 5RG
Planning appeal 3361747 at Land at Faints Close, Cheshunt , EN7 5RG (Broxbourne Borough Council) was allowed in part (a split decision) on 30 July 2025 by Inspector Allen K, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on the living conditions of surrounding residents, with regard to accessibility to leisure land and local permeability.
the retention of vehicle and pedestrian gate
- Authority
- Broxbourne Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Allen K
- Postcode
- EN7 5RG
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposal on the living conditions of surrounding residents, with regard to accessibility to leisure land and local permeability
What decided it
The appeal site's status as private land and the fact that public access cannot lawfully be required through a planning condition without a section 106 agreement meant that the removal of the disputed condition was justified despite the conflict with Policy DCS1.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy DCS1Policy NEB4
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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