Little Meadow Conduit Lane Great Hormead Hertfordshire SG9 0NT

1. 1.The proposed development lies outside the village boundary of Great Hormead, in a rural location which would represent an extension of ribbon development and a harmful encroachment into the countryside, to the detriment of the character and appearance of the locality and the rural area beyond the green belt, contrary to Policies DPS2, GBR2, VILL2 and DES4 of the East Herts District Plan 2018.
2. 2.The proposed development, by reason of its siting, design, appearance and scale, would have a negative impact on the setting of the nearby listed buildings along Conduit Lane and the Great Hormead Conservation Area, amounting to less than substantial harm to the assets. It would have a negative impact on the character and appearance of the Great Hormead Conservation Area. There is no public benefit, which would outweigh the harm to these assets therefore the proposal is contrary to Policies HA1, HA4 and HA7 of the East Herts District Plan 2018, the Planning (Listed Building and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 and the NPPF.
3. 3.The proposed development would result in the loss of agricultural and employment land of the managed woodland to the rear of Little Meadow, to the detriment of the management of the land and the local economic and agricultural uses. No justification has been provided for the loss of these uses, contrary to Policy ED2 of the East Herts District Plan 2018.
4. 4.The proposed development, by reason of its position, size and scale, impact on landscape assets and lack of adequate assessment of potential harm, would result in a harmful degradation of the local landscape character and the loss of important landscape features, REFULZ APPLICATION NUMBER – 3/25/2027/FUL to the detriment of the landscape character and quality of the priority habitat of the deciduous woodland, contrary to Policies NE2, DES2 and DES3 of the East Herts District Plan 2018.
5. 5.By reason of the proximity to tree coverage and the restriction to remove the trees within the site, the proposed dwelling would not receive adequate natural or direct light to internal habitable spaces, to the detriment of the amenity of future occupiers, contrary to Policies HOU7 and DES4(f) of the East Herts District Plan 2018.
6. 6.The proposal has been identified as a self-build dwelling, which shall be secured via a legal agreement. However, in the absence of such an agreement there is no mechanism to secure the dwelling as a self-build property. The proposal is contrary to policy DEL2 of the East Herts District Plan 2018.
7. 7.The proposed development, by reason of the access arrangements and proposals, would result in unsafe and unsuitable access, resulting in adverse impacts on highway safety, safety for future occupiers and inability of emergency vehicles to access the proposed dwelling. The proposed access arrangements result in works outside of the application site which cannot be implemented. The proposal is contrary to Policy TRA2 of the East Herts District Plan 2018.

From the council's decision notice.

Postcode

SG9 0NT

Application type

Full Application

Scale / size

Small

Parish

Hormead Parish Council

Date validated

20 January 2026

Consultation expiry

19 February 2026

Last date for comments

4 March 2026

Target decision date

7 April 2026

Applicant

Private applicant

Agent address

1A King Street Saffron Walden CB10 1HE

Case officer

Daniel Clark

Statutory period

56 days

Advertisement expiry

19 February 2026

Planning Portal ID

PP-14585565

Documents

32

Constraints

8