®Planning appeal decision
Land to the East of Stanford House, Burnt Farm Ride, Goffs Oak, Hertfordshire, EN7 5JA
erection of 1 x dwelling
- Authority
- Broxbourne Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Cooper W
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt for the purposes of the National Planning Policy Framework and development plan policy
- The effect of the proposal on the openness of the Green Belt
- Whether the proposed development would make adequate access provision
- 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 development
What decided it
The substantial weight to be given to the harm to the Green Belt by reason of inappropriateness and loss of openness is not clearly outweighed by the limited benefits of housing supply and neighbour amenity improvements.
The substantial weight given to Green Belt harm by reason of inappropriateness and moderate harm to openness was not clearly outweighed by the limited benefits of housing supply and architectural breathing space to Stanford House.
Framework references: 149, 148, 144
Plan policies cited: Policy GB1, Policy TM3
Judgments cited: Mansell v Tonbridge and Malling BC [2017] EWCA Civ 1314
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