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Dismissed15 June 20213260554

Land Adjacent To Coles Farm , Chequers Lane , Abbots Langley, Herts, WD25 0GL

Planning appeal 3260554 at Land Adjacent To Coles Farm , Chequers Lane , Abbots Langley, Herts, WD25 0GL (Three Rivers District Council) was dismissed on 15 June 2021 by Inspector Marshall E, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework 2019 and relevant development plan policies.

outline consent: subdivision of the site and erection of a four bedroom detached dwelling with associated parking and access (layout and scale reserved)

Authority
Three Rivers District Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Marshall E
Postcode
WD25 0GL

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework 2019 and relevant development plan policies
  • The effect on the openness of the Green Belt
  • If the proposal would be inappropriate development, whether the harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, would be clearly outweighed by other considerations, so as to amount to the very special circumstances necessary to justify it
  • Whether a suitable mechanism is in place to secure appropriate contributions to affordable housing
  • The impact of the proposal upon the amenity of existing occupiers with regard to overlooking

What decided it

The proposal constitutes inappropriate development in the Green Belt with greater impact on openness than existing development, and the harm to the Green Belt carries great weight that is not clearly outweighed by other considerations, including the housing supply shortfall.

The Council's lack of a five-year housing land supply engaged the tilted balance under paragraph 11, but the application of Green Belt protection policies provided a clear reason for refusing the development; the limited contribution to housing supply and economic benefits did not clearly outweigh the substantial weight given to harm to the Green Belt, and the proposal was also contrary to local plan policies on affordable housing and residential amenity.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Core Strategy 2011 Policy CP11Development Management Policies Local Development Document 2013 Policy DM2Core Strategy 2011 Policy CP4Affordable Housing Supplementary Planning Document 2011Core Strategy 2011 Policy CP12Development Management Policies Local Development Document 2013 Policy DM1Core Strategy 2011 Policy CP1
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 145Paragraph 145 a)Paragraph 145 d)Paragraph 145 e)Paragraph 145 g)Paragraph 11
Judgments
Braintree District Council v Secretary of State and Others (2018)

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