®Planning appeal decision
58-60 High Street, Berkhamsted, HP4 2BP
Planning appeal 3277540 at 58-60 High Street, Berkhamsted, HP4 2BP (Dacorum Borough Council) was dismissed on 14 February 2022 by Inspector Parsons J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposal would preserve or enhance the character and appearance of Berkhamsted Conservation Area.
the demolition of existing buildings and the erection of new buildings to accommodate 6 dwellings
- Authority
- Dacorum Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Parsons J
- Postcode
- HP23 2BP
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposal would preserve or enhance the character and appearance of Berkhamsted Conservation Area
- the setting of a Grade II listed building
- the living conditions of the future occupiers of the proposed flats, having regard to the provision of outdoor space and the occupiers of 56 High Street, having regard to privacy
- highway design and safety
- sustainable design and construction
What decided it
The failure to preserve the character and appearance of the Conservation Area and the adverse effect on the setting of the listed building, to which considerable importance and weight must be attached under the statutory duty, outweighed the housing and economic benefits of the scheme.
The economic, social and environmental benefits of the housing development were outweighed by the less than substantial harm to the Conservation Area and the setting of the listed building, to which considerable importance and weight must be attached under sections 72(1) and 66(1) of the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990, together with unacceptable highway safety impacts.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy CS4Policy CS12Policy CS18Policy CS27Policy CS29Policy CS30Policy CS31Policy 111Policy 120
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 130
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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