®Planning appeal decision
The Four Winds, London Road, Rickmansworth, Herts, WD3 1JT
construction of new dwelling with associated landscaping
- Authority
- Three Rivers District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Sabu R
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the revised National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies
- the effect on the openness of the Green Belt
- would the harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, be clearly outweighed by other considerations so as to amount to the very special circumstances required to justify the proposal
What decided it
The proposed dwelling would be materially larger than the existing building it replaces (60% increase in floor space with significantly greater massing), constituting inappropriate development in the Green Belt that would harm its openness, and the limited weight of other considerations did not clearly outweigh this substantial harm to justify very special circumstances.
The substantial weight given to the harm to the Green Belt by reason of inappropriateness and harm to openness was not clearly outweighed by the limited weight attached to housing supply, environmental credentials, and other considerations, and very special circumstances were not demonstrated.
Framework references: 149
Plan policies cited: Policy CP11 of the Core Strategy adopted October 2011, Policy DM2 of the Development Management Policies Local Development Document adopted July 2013
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.