®Planning appeal decision
Notice varied and upheld30 May 20223265160
Maple Lodge Close, Maple Cross, Maple Cross, Hertfordshire, WD3 9SQ
without planning permission, the material change of use of the land for the parking and stationing of vehicles and trailer bodies
- Authority
- Three Rivers District Council
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- employment-industrial · Change of use
- Inspector
- Hawkins S
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the unauthorised use constitutes inappropriate development, having regard to the effect on the openness and purposes of the Green Belt, the Development Plan and the Framework
- The effect on the character and appearance of the site and the surrounding area
- Whether the harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, would be clearly outweighed by other considerations. If so, whether this would amount to the very special circumstances required to justify granting permission for the unauthorised use
What decided it
The unauthorised use constitutes inappropriate development in the Green Belt causing substantial harm to openness and character, with limited benefits that do not clearly outweigh this harm, meaning very special circumstances do not exist to justify permission.
Framework references: 137, 138, 147, 148, 149, 150
Plan policies cited: CP11, CP1, CP12, DM2, DM7
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