®Planning appeal decision
Land To The Rear of 61 & 61A Radcliffe Road, Hitchin, SG5 1QG
Planning appeal 3275677 at Land To The Rear of 61 & 61A Radcliffe Road, Hitchin, SG5 1QG (North Hertfordshire District Council) was allowed on 1 February 2022 by Inspector Griffiths S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the appeal proposals on parking provision within the area.
Conversion and extension of existing outbuildings to form two semi-detached 3-bed dwellings including creation of vehicular access off Radcliffe Road together with associated parking and amenity area
- Authority
- North Hertfordshire District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Griffiths S
- Postcode
- SG5 1QG
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the appeal proposals on parking provision within the area
What decided it
The sustainable location of the proposed development, combined with the benefits of electric vehicle charging points and an additional off-street parking space for the neighbouring property, outweighed the breach of parking standards.
The benefits of the proposals, including the sustainable location, small scale, electric vehicle charging provision, and additional parking space for No 61A, outweighed the breach of parking policies and the under-provision of car parking spaces
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy 55 (Car Parking Standards) of the North Hertfordshire District Local Plan No.2 with Alterations (1996)Policy T2 (Parking) of the North Hertfordshire Local Plan Proposed Submission (2016)Policy SP6 (Sustainable Transport) of the North Hertfordshire Local Plan Proposed Submission (2016)Vehicle Parking at New Development Supplementary Planning Document (2011)
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 107
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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