®Planning appeal decision
Land Adj To 1 South Cottages, Side Hilly , The Ford Little Hadham , Hertfordshire, SG11 2AT
‘erection of a single detached dwelling’
- Authority
- East Hertfordshire District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Bowyer J
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether or not the development would be in a suitable location having regard to relevant development plan policies and future occupiers' access to services, facilities and sustainable transport modes
- the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
What decided it
The lack of a five-year housing land supply engaged the presumption in favour of sustainable development, and the modest adverse impacts of the development did not significantly and demonstrably outweigh the cumulative benefits of housing delivery when assessed against the Framework taken as a whole.
The modest adverse impacts of development conflicting with development plan policies GBR2, DPS2 and TRA1 were outweighed by the cumulative benefits of housing delivery, support for rural services, improved neighbouring living conditions relative to the fallback storage use, and the Framework's presumption in favour of sustainable development in the absence of a five-year housing land supply.
Framework references: 11
Plan policies cited: Policy GBR2, Policy DPS2, Policy TRA1, Policy DES2, Policy DES4, Policy WAT4
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.