®Planning appeal decision
35 Horizon Place, Studio Way, BOREHAMWOOD, WD6 5FP
construction of an attached 3-bed dwelling to end of townhouses
- Authority
- Hertsmere Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Marshall E
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the impact of the proposal upon the character and quality of the area
- the living conditions of existing and future occupiers with regard to private external amenity space
What decided it
The adverse impacts on the character and quality of the area and the poor quality of private external amenity space for future occupiers, combined with overshadowing and enclosure, significantly and demonstrably outweigh the limited benefits of delivering a single dwelling in a location where the Council cannot demonstrate a five-year housing land supply.
The limited benefits of a single dwelling contribution to housing supply and modest economic benefits were significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the negative environmental and social impacts on character, quality of the area, and living standards of future occupiers.
Framework references: 11, 125, 130
Plan policies cited: Core Strategy 2013 Policy SP1, Core Strategy 2013 Policy CS22, Site Allocations and Development Management Policies Plan 2016 Policy SADM3, Site Allocations and Development Management Policies Plan 2016 Policy SADM30, Draft Planning and Design Guide 2016 SPD
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.