®Planning appeal decision
Cloverleaf, Chapel Croft, Chipperfield, KINGS LANGLEY, WD4 9DR
- Authority
- Dacorum Borough Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- leisure-sport · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Parsons J
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.
Plan policies cited: Policy CS5, Saved Policy 22
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.