®Planning appeal decision
Swan Stables, Woodside Lane, Brookmans Park Hatfield, Herts, AL9 6DE
Planning appeal 3264748 at Swan Stables, Woodside Lane, Brookmans Park Hatfield, Herts, AL9 6DE (Welwyn Hatfield Council) was dismissed on 15 June 2021 by Inspector Clarke B, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposal represents an inappropriate development in the Green Belt, and the effect of the development upon the openness of the Green Belt.
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- Authority
- Welwyn Hatfield Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Clarke B
- Postcode
- AL9 6DE
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposal represents an inappropriate development in the Green Belt, and the effect of the development upon the openness of the Green Belt
- if the development is inappropriate, whether the harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, is clearly outweighed by other considerations, so as to amount to the very special circumstances necessary to justify the development
What decided it
The harm to the openness of the Green Belt by reason of inappropriateness, to which substantial weight must be given, was not clearly outweighed by the limited weight of other considerations, and therefore very special circumstances do not exist.
the substantial harm to the Green Belt by reason of inappropriateness and erosion of openness was not clearly outweighed by the limited weight of housing supply benefits and other supporting considerations
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy GBSP1
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 145Paragraph 134Paragraph 11Paragraph 144
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
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