Planning appeal decision
Slades Farm, Butterfly Lane, Elstree, Hertfordshire, WD6 3AD
Planning appeal 3277365 at Slades Farm, Butterfly Lane, Elstree, Hertfordshire, WD6 3AD (Hertsmere Borough Council) was allowed on 5 May 2022 by Inspector Sargent J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether this is inappropriate development in the Green Belt.
the construction of a general-purpose agricultural building
- Authority
- Hertsmere Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- agricultural · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Sargent J
- Postcode
- WD6 3AD
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether this is inappropriate development in the Green Belt
- Whether it would fail to preserve the setting of the Grade II listed Slades Farm House and cause harm to its significance
What decided it
The building qualifies as an agricultural building exception under NPPF paragraph 149(a) and would not harm the setting of the listed building when assessed from all viewpoints with appropriate landscaping conditions.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- CS13SP1CS14SADM29
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 149
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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