Planning appeal decision
Summer Hill House Stag Lane, Chorleywood, Rickmansworth, WD3 5HD
Planning appeal 3275230 at Summer Hill House Stag Lane, Chorleywood, Rickmansworth, WD3 5HD (Three Rivers District Council) was allowed on 4 April 2022 by Inspector Aqbal M, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the condition removing permitted development rights under Part 1, Class A of the GPDO is reasonable and necessary in the interests of protecting the Green Belt, the character and appearance of the area and the living conditions of neighbours.
Removal of Condition 5 (Removal of Permitted Development Rights) pursuant to planning permission 10/1861/RSP
- Authority
- Three Rivers District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Aqbal M
- Postcode
- WD3 5HD
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the condition removing permitted development rights under Part 1, Class A of the GPDO is reasonable and necessary in the interests of protecting the Green Belt, the character and appearance of the area and the living conditions of neighbours
What decided it
The Government's intentional omission of Green Belt land from Article 2(3) of the GPDO, combined with the NPPF requirement for clear justification to restrict permitted development rights, meant that the site circumstances did not warrant removal of PD rights.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- CP1CP11CP12DM1DM2DM3
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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