Decision details

Councillor Michael Muir advised that he was a Hertfordshire County Councillor. However, he had not had any input at County level on this application nor had the application gone before the Hertfordshire County Council Development Control Committee. Having sought advice from the Deputy Monitoring Officer, he would remain in the room and take part in the debate and vote on this item.

Councillor Sue Ngwala advised that the previous time this application came before the Committee she had seconded to a motion to refuse the application on Highways grounds. The application was deferred until a Highways officer could address the Committee. Having sought advice from the Deputy Monitoring Officer, she would remain in the room and take part in the debate and vote on this item as a Highways officer was present to provide information not available at the previous meeting.

Councillor Morgan Derbyshire exercised his Councillors’ Speaking Right and did not take part in the debate or vote on this item.

RESOLVED: That application 19/00520/OP be REFUSED planning permission for the following reason:

“In the opinion of the Local Planning Authority the proposed vehicular access associated with this development would generate additional traffic onto Croft Lane which has a substandard road width. Such additional traffic would be to the detriment of highway safety in the locality, contrary to Policies T1, SP6 and SP7 of the Emerging North Hertfordshire District Local Plan (2011-2031) and to paragraphs 109 and 127 (f) of the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF).”