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Allowed10 June 20266003806

Day Centre, Rear of 97 High Street, Buntingford, SG9 9AE

Planning appeal 6003806 at Day Centre, Rear of 97 High Street, Buntingford, SG9 9AE (East Hertfordshire District Council) was allowed on 10 June 2026 by Inspector Jennifer Wallace, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposal would comply with development plan policies for the loss of community facilities.

change of use of former day care centre to residential dwelling. To include replacement flat roof, installation of glazed roof lanterns and rooflights, infilling of external openings, addition of new external door, installation of air source heat pump and internal alterations and refurbishment

Authority
East Hertfordshire District Council
Appeal type
Planning
Procedure
Written
Development
residential
Inspector
Jennifer Wallace
Postcode
SG9 9AE

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • whether the proposal would comply with development plan policies for the loss of community facilities
  • whether the proposal would provide acceptable living conditions for future occupiers with respect to outlook

What decided it

The Council's inability to demonstrate a five-year housing land supply engaged the tilted balance, and the limited harm from loss of community facilities was outweighed by the benefits of housing delivery and heritage conservation.

The adverse effects of conflicting with development plan policies protecting community facilities were limited and did not significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits of delivering an additional dwelling in an area with insufficient housing land supply and bringing a designated heritage asset back into use in a manner consistent with its conservation.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
EHDP Policy CFLR8NAP Policy LR3EHDP Policy DES4Policies DES4, CC1, CC2, CC3 and WAT4
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 57Paragraph 209

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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