®Planning appeal decision
Land to the East of Stanford House, Burnt Farm Ride, Goffs Oak, Hertfordshire, EN7 5JA
Planning appeal 3268732 at Land to the East of Stanford House, Burnt Farm Ride, Goffs Oak, Hertfordshire, EN7 5JA (Broxbourne Borough Council) was dismissed on 12 August 2021 by Inspector Cooper W, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt for the purposes of the National Planning Policy Framework and development plan policy.
erection of 1 x dwelling
- Authority
- Broxbourne Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Cooper W
- Postcode
- EN7 5JA
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.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy GB1Policy TM3
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 149Paragraph 148Paragraph 144
- Judgments
- Mansell v Tonbridge and Malling BC [2017] EWCA Civ 1314
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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