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Allowed17 June 20253362158

Little Spellars, Acorn Street, Hunsden, Herts, SG12 8PN

Planning appeal 3362158 at Little Spellars, Acorn Street, Hunsden, Herts, SG12 8PN (East Hertfordshire District Council) was allowed on 17 June 2025 by Inspector Price J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would be suitably located having regard to relevant development plan policies concerning reliance on private motor vehicle travel.

new self-build dwelling

Authority
East Hertfordshire District Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Price J
Postcode
SG12 8PN

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the proposal would be suitably located having regard to relevant development plan policies concerning reliance on private motor vehicle travel

What decided it

The site's location within an existing cluster of housing rather than in isolation, combined with its status as partial development of previously developed land under Policy GBR2, meant that high car dependence alone was insufficient to preclude the development when weighed against the self-build and housing supply benefits.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
DP Policy DPS2DP Policy GBR2DP Policy TRA1NP Policy HT1NP Policy HE3DP Policy CC1DP Policy CC2
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 57

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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