®Planning appeal decision
Cloverleaf, Chapel Croft, Chipperfield, Kings Langley, WD4 9DR
Planning appeal 3276969 at Cloverleaf, Chapel Croft, Chipperfield, Kings Langley, WD4 9DR (Dacorum Borough Council) was dismissed on 22 December 2021 by Inspector Parsons J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposal would be inappropriate development for the purposes of the National Planning Policy Framework and the Development Plan.
Alteration and extension of an existing summerhouse/garage building to incorporate a swimming pool and hot tub, with a mezzanine floor and first floor gym within a pitched roof with rooflights and end gables
- Authority
- Dacorum Borough Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- leisure-sport · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Parsons J
- Postcode
- WD4 9DR
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposal would be inappropriate development for the purposes of the National Planning Policy Framework and the Development Plan
- the openness of the Green Belt
- character and appearance
- if the proposal is inappropriate development, whether 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 justify it
What decided it
The proposal is inappropriate development in the Green Belt by reason of disproportionate additions to the original building, and the harm to the Green Belt is not clearly outweighed by other considerations amounting to very special circumstances.
The harm to the Green Belt by reason of inappropriateness and small loss of openness, to which substantial weight must be given, was not clearly outweighed by the limited public benefits of enhanced leisure facilities and temporary construction employment.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy CS5Saved Policy 22
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.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
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