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Allowed12 November 20253368411

Quinbury Farm Stables, Hay Street, Braughing, Hertfordshire, SG11 2RE

Planning appeal 3368411 at Quinbury Farm Stables, Hay Street, Braughing, Hertfordshire, SG11 2RE (East Hertfordshire District Council) was allowed on 12 November 2025 by Inspector Kemmann-Lane T, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The suitability of the location for residential development in terms of access to essential services.

demolition of existing stable block and change of use of the land for the construction of a single dwelling house with associated landscaping and parking

Authority
East Hertfordshire District Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Change of use
Inspector
Kemmann-Lane T
Postcode
SG11 2RE

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The suitability of the location for residential development in terms of access to essential services

What decided it

The precedent established by three earlier appeal decisions in the immediate vicinity, which led the Council to concede that conflict with Policies DPS2 and TRA1 on sustainability grounds was not arguable for residential development in this location, combined with the site's status as previously developed land accessed through an established residential complex.

The proposal's location in a rural area with limited sustainable transport options was outweighed by its status as a replacement of an existing building on previously developed land, the availability of some services in nearby smaller centres, the relatively limited scale of development, and the precedent of adjacent appeal decisions accepting residential development in the same location.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy GBR2Policy DPS2Policy TRA1Policy WAT4
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 110

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