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Notice upheld15 June 20263375435

Land at Mentely Lane West, Puckeridge, Ware, SG11 1US

Planning appeal 3375435 at Land at Mentely Lane West, Puckeridge, Ware, SG11 1US (East Hertfordshire District Council) was dismissed on 15 June 2026 by Inspector Shields T, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the site is in a suitable location for use as a Gypsy and Traveller site with particular regard to highway safety.

A partially retrospective planning application for the material change of use of land to a caravan site for 6 x Gypsy and Traveller pitches with associated access hardstanding, landscaping, and waste water treatment plants. Appeal B: APP/J1915/C/25/3375435, 3375436, 3375437, 3375438, 3375439, 3375440, 3375441 (7 appeals) Land At Mentley Lane West, Puckeridge, Ware, SG11 1US

Authority
East Hertfordshire District Council
Appeal type
minor · Enforcement Notice
Procedure
Hearing
Development
caravan-gypsy · Change of use
Inspector
Shields T
Postcode
SG11 1US

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the site is in a suitable location for use as a Gypsy and Traveller site with particular regard to highway safety.

What decided it

The Inspector's own site observations and the parties' evidence showed the A10 pedestrian crossing, though less desirable at busy times, was not unsafe and occupiers were not reliant on it, removing the basis for refusal on highway safety grounds.

there are no adverse impacts which would significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits of the development when assessed against the policies in the Framework taken as a whole, tipping the balance in favour of allowing Appeal A

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy HOU9Policy TRA1Policy TRA2
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11
Judgments
Collins v SSCLG & Fylde BC [2013] EWCA Civ 1193

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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