Land East Of The Causeway The Causeway Furneux Pelham SG9 0LN

1. 1.The proposed development, by reason of its siting, design, appearance and scale, and its location outside of the village boundary of Furneux Pelham in the rural location, would represent ribbon development and a harmful encroachment into the open countryside, to the detriment of the character and appearance of the locality and the rural area beyond the green belt. The proposal results in a harmful impact on the character, appearance and setting of the Furneux Pelham Conservation Area. Therefore, the proposal is contrary to Policies GBR2, VILL2, HOU12, DES4, HA1, HA4 of the East Herts District Plan 2018, the Planning (Listed Building and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 and the NPPF.
2. 2.The proposed development would result in the loss of agricultural land to the detriment of 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.
3. 3.The proposed development, would result in a harmful degradation of the local landscape character, the ecological and biodiversity value of the site, and the loss of important landscape features, with harm to the trees and hedges in and surrounding the application site. The proposal would cause a harmful impact on local ecology and landscape value, to the detriment of the landscape character and quality of the rural landscape, contrary to Policies NE2, NE3, DES2 and DES3 of the East Herts District Plan 2018 and the NPPF.
4. 4.The submission claims that the dwelling is proposed as a self-build dwelling, to be exempt from biodiversity net gain. In the absence of a legal agreement, this has not been secured. The proposal is not supported by information on the pre-development biodiversity value of REFULZ APPLICATION NUMBER – 3/26/0309/FUL on-site habitat and therefore insufficient information has been provided to establish Biodiversity Net Gain. The proposal is therefore contrary to policy NE2 of the East Herts District Plan 2018.
5. 5.The proposed development, by reason of the proposed access arrangements, lack of visibility splays, and intensification of use would result in adverse impacts on highway safety. The proposal is contrary to Policy TRA2 of the East Herts District Plan 2018 and the NPPF.
6. 6.The submitted plans contain errors and inconsistencies. Owing to the inconsistent plans and inaccurate information, the local planning authority cannot make an accurate or meaningful determination of the proposal against relevant planning polices contrary to the requirements of the Town and Country Planning Act (Development Management Order) 2015.

From the council's decision notice.

Postcode

SG9 0LN

Application type

Full Application

Scale / size

Small

Parish

Furneux Pelham Parish Council

Date validated

25 March 2026

Consultation expiry

27 April 2026

Last date for comments

16 June 2026

Target decision date

20 May 2026

Applicant

Private applicant

Agent address

Alsa Lodge Alsa Street Stansted CM24 8SX

Case officer

Daniel Clark

Statutory period

56 days

Advertisement expiry

27 April 2026

Planning Portal ID

PP-14755310

Documents

39

Constraints

4