®Planning appeal decision
93-95 High Street, Markyate, Herts, AL3 8JG
Planning appeal 3279289 at 93-95 High Street, Markyate, Herts, AL3 8JG (Dacorum Borough Council) was allowed on 14 January 2022 by Inspector Cooper W, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would a) preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Markyate Conservation Area (CA), and b) preserve the setting of the Grade II listed buildings 'Numbers 87 The Cottage, 87A and 89' High Street, '93 High Street' and '97 and 99 High Street'.
demolition of garage/outbuildings and the erection of one new detached house and carport
- Authority
- Dacorum Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Cooper W
- Postcode
- AL3 8JG
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would a) preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Markyate Conservation Area (CA), and b) preserve the setting of the Grade II listed buildings 'Numbers 87 The Cottage, 87A and 89' High Street, '93 High Street' and '97 and 99 High Street'
- The effect of the proposed development on the living conditions of neighbouring residents, with particular regard to privacy, visual intrusion, sense of enclosure, light, noise and disturbance, and parking pressure
What decided it
The combination of the proposed house's modest one-and-a-half storey height, appropriate vernacular materials, substantial separation distance of 23m from neighbouring properties, and backland position offset from the High Street archway entrance would ensure it assimilates within the conservation area setting while preserving the significance of the listed buildings and not causing unacceptable harm to neighbouring living conditions.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy CS11Policy CS12Policy CS27Appendix 3 of the Dacorum Borough Local Plan 1991-2011
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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