Land To North East Of Long Ridge, Loudwater Lane, Rickmansworth, WD3 4AW

Planning appeal 3280115 at Land To North East Of Long Ridge, Loudwater Lane, Rickmansworth, WD3 4AW (Three Rivers District Council) was dismissed on 24 August 2022 by Inspector Aqbal M, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the revised Framework and any relevant development plan policies.

demolition of existing buildings and replacement with new barn in association with lawful tree surgery use of the site

Authority: Three Rivers District Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: employment-industrial · Minor offices/R&D/light industry
Inspector: Aqbal M
Postcode: WD3 4AW

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the revised Framework and any relevant development plan policies
The effect on the openness of the Green Belt
Whether any harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, would be clearly outweighed by other considerations, so as to amount to the very special circumstances required to justify the proposal

What decided it

The proposed building is materially larger than the buildings it replaces and therefore fails to meet the exception under NPPF paragraph 149(d), constituting inappropriate development in the Green Belt, and the other considerations advanced do not clearly outweigh this harm to justify very special circumstances.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy DM2Policy CP11
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 137Paragraph 138Paragraph 148Paragraph 149Paragraph 195

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