®Planning appeal decision
Land South Of The Street, Furneux Pelham, SG9 0LD
- Authority
- East Hertfordshire District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning
- Procedure
- Written
- Development
- residential
- Postcode
- SG9 0LD
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal is in a suitable location, having regard to the accessibility of services and facilities
- The effects of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area, including Furneux Pelham CA
- The effects of the proposal on highway safety, with particular regard to access, visibility and drainage
- The effects of the proposal on trees, hedges and landscape features
- The effects of the proposal on the provision of agricultural land
What decided it
The unacceptable impacts on highway safety, combined with harm to character and appearance and the conservation area setting, substantially outweighed the benefits of housing delivery despite the shortfall in housing land supply.
The adverse effects of harm to character and appearance, conservation area setting, highway safety and trees and hedges substantially outweighed the benefits of housing delivery and self-build provision despite the housing land shortfall of 3.4-3.7 years
Framework references: S5, DP3, TR6
Plan policies cited: Policy DPS2, Policy VILL2, Policy GBR2, Policy DES2, Policy DES4, Policy HOU12, Policy TRA2, Policy DES3, Policy NE3, Policy ED2
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.