Planning appeal decision
Batchworth Heath, Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire, WD3 1QN
Planning appeal 3274968 at Batchworth Heath, Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire, WD3 1QN (Three Rivers District Council) was allowed on 8 March 2022 by Inspector Sargent J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would harm the significance of the Grade I listed Manor House and the Grade II* Registered Park and Garden.
the installation of rising bollards and associated works, including control box and fencing, at 2 locations on estate road. Appeal B: APP/P1940/Y/21/3274968 Moor Park Mansion, Batchworth Heath, Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire WD3 1QN
- Authority
- Three Rivers District Council
- Appeal type
- other · Listed Building Consent & Conservation Area Consent Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Sargent J
- Postcode
- WD3 1QN
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would harm the significance of the Grade I listed Manor House and the Grade II* Registered Park and Garden
- Whether it would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt
What decided it
The limited scale, unobtrusive appearance and suitable colouring of the bollards and associated apparatus would not harm the significance of the listed building or Registered Park and Garden, and would not be inappropriate development in the Green Belt.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- CP1CP12DM3
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 150
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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The main issues, what decided it, the planning balance and the policies and judgments listed as cited are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro and are our summary, not the Inspector’s words; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.
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