®Planning appeal decision
Land rear of 3, 4 and 5 Beech Close, Ware, Herts, SG12 9NQ
Change of use of land from sports/recreational use to residential garden
- Authority
- East Hertfordshire District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Douglas L
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the Framework and any relevant development plan policies, including the effect on the openness of the Green Belt
- the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
- if the proposal would constitute inappropriate development, 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 allow the appeal
What decided it
The substantial weight required by the Framework to be given to harm to the Green Belt could not be clearly outweighed by the financial benefits to the rugby club, as the appellant had not demonstrated that the club's future operation or community benefits would be reliant on funds from the sale of the appeal site.
Framework references: 137, 138, 147, 148, 150
Plan policies cited: Policy GBR1, Policy DES4, Policy HOU12
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