Plot 12B, Moor Place, Much Hadham, Hertfordshire, SG10 6BF

the erection of a detached five-bedroom self-build dwelling with associated access, parking and landscaping

Authority: East Hertfordshire District Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Young D

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

The effect of the development on the Much Hadham Conservation Area (MHCA) including a locally listed park and garden (HPG)
The effect of the development on the setting of nearby heritage assets

What decided it

The appeal site functions as an infill plot within an approved residential development and the proposed dwelling would assimilate successfully into the existing pattern without harming the conservation area or the setting of nearby heritage assets.

The modest social and economic benefits of delivering a custom/self-build dwelling in an area with a five-year housing land supply shortfall weighed in favour of the scheme, with no identified conflict with the development plan.

Framework references: 15

Plan policies cited: Policy GBR2, Policy NE1, Policy DES3, Policy DES4, Policy HA1, Policy HA4, Policy HA7, Policy HA8, Policy CC1, Policy CC2, Policy MH HA1, Policy MH D2

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What an account adds

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Heritage. Listed buildings by grade and distance, conservation areas, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, heritage at risk.
Landscape and environment. Green belt, national parks and national landscapes, SSSIs, ancient woodland, SPA, SAC and Ramsar sites, nutrient catchments.
Flooding. Flood zones 2 and 3, surface water, and both again with climate change.
Transport. The 800 metre station catchment and service frequency, bus stops with their weekday frequency, the cycle network, and the Framework’s transport tests measured for the site.

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