Land South of The Street, Furneux Pelham

6006819·East Hertfordshire·7 Sept 2026dismissed·3/25/1108/FUL

Tier label used

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The tier sentence ¶16

“economic and social benefits to local services”

Summary

One eco self-build bungalow on part of a field between the development boundary of Barleycroft End (Furneux Pelham) and scattered outlying houses. Dismissed. The Council accepted a 3.4 to 3.7 year supply, so S5(1)(j) was in play. The inspector found: - the site not suitably related to the settlement; - a car-dependent location, since the only walking route was an unlit lane with no footway; - harm to the conservation area's rural setting; - an unproven, substandard access.

Design conflicts (DP3) and the highway safety failure (TR6) substantially outweighed the benefits of one self-build zero-carbon home.

The location finding

TR3: harm. pub, shop, bus stops, hall within walking distance but along 30 mph lane with high hedges, no footway, unlit; car dependent (DL 5-6, 11) — assessed under local policy, TR3 not named

Why this is cited

This decision was picked up by the search on the words above, which refer to services, not to a settlement tier. generic.

Sources

Decision on the Planning Inspectorate appeals service · full decision note · letter pins-corpus/6006819.txt

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