Silver Birches, Nettleden Road North, Little Gaddesden, Berkhamsted, HP4 1PE

Planning appeal 3278485 at Silver Birches, Nettleden Road North, Little Gaddesden, Berkhamsted, HP4 1PE (Dacorum Borough Council) was allowed on 21 February 2022 by Inspector Brown S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the development on the character and appearance of the appeal site and area in its vicinity, with particular regard to its location within the Chilterns Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB), and to potential effects on the nearby protected tree.

Alterations and building works to an outbuilding in order to facilitate its material change of use to an independent residential dwellinghouse

Authority: Dacorum Borough Council
Appeal type: enforcement · Enforcement Notice
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Householder developments
Inspector: Brown S
Postcode: HP4 1PE

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

The effect of the development on the character and appearance of the appeal site and area in its vicinity, with particular regard to its location within the Chilterns Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB), and to potential effects on the nearby protected tree

What decided it

The barn's secluded location with minimal visual impact from the surrounding area, combined with its suitability as a brownfield conversion that accords with development plan policies, outweighed the sustainability concerns of the rural location.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Core Strategy Policy CS7Core Strategy Policy CS12Core Strategy Policy CS24Core Strategy Policy CS25Policy 99

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