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Austen Lodge, Node Park Hitchin Road, Codicote, Hitchin, SG4 8TH
Planning appeal 3270288 at Austen Lodge, Node Park Hitchin Road, Codicote, Hitchin, SG4 8TH (North Hertfordshire District Council) was dismissed on 13 July 2021 by Inspector Wyatt G, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework.
the “installation of 16 sq. m timber shed for the purpose of storing equipment to maintain the grounds
- Authority
- North Hertfordshire District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Wyatt G
- Postcode
- SG4 8TH
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework
- the effect of the proposal on 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 very special circumstances necessary to justify the development
What decided it
The substantial weight required by the Framework to be attached to harm to the Green Belt, combined with the absence of very special circumstances, necessitated dismissal.
the harm to the Green Belt by reason of inappropriateness and loss of openness was not clearly outweighed by the other considerations advanced
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy 2 of the North Hertfordshire District Council District Local Plan No.2 with Alterations (Written Statement 2007)
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 133Paragraph 145Paragraph 146Paragraph 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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