®Planning appeal decision
Nash House, Dickinson Square, Hemel Hempstead, HP3 9GS
described on the application form as “Conversion of basement into 1 x 1-bedroom flat”
- Authority
- Dacorum Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Fallon R
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the development would result in parking stress in the locality
What decided it
The proposal would result in an unacceptable impact on parking stress in the locality and highway and pedestrian safety by failing to meet the Council's parking standards and reducing parking provision for the community use facility, which when taken cumulatively with existing parking congestion would increase on-road congestion and create safety risks.
The benefits of housing delivery and economic/social contributions were limited and were significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the adverse impacts of parking stress and highway safety harm when assessed against the policies in the Framework taken as a whole.
Framework references: 107, 111, 112, 130, 219
Plan policies cited: Policy CS12 of the Core Strategy
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.