®Planning appeal decision
67 Codicote Road, Welwyn, AL6 9TY
Planning appeal 3280733 at 67 Codicote Road, Welwyn, AL6 9TY (North Hertfordshire District Council) was allowed in part (a split decision) on 8 March 2022 by Inspector Woodwards O, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether or not the proposed extensions to the house would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt.
a ground floor extensions to front and rear, first floor extension to front, loft conversion with new gables to front and rear and raised roof, and a detached garage and gym building following demolition of the existing car port
- Authority
- North Hertfordshire District Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Woodwards O
- Postcode
- AL6 9TY
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether or not the proposed extensions to the house would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt
- the effect on the openness of the Green Belt
- if the extensions are considered to be inappropriate development in the Green Belt, whether the harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, is clearly outweighed by other considerations so as to amount to the 'very special circumstances' necessary to justify them
What decided it
The proposed house extensions constitute inappropriate development in the Green Belt that causes harm to openness, and the minor private benefit to occupiers does not clearly outweigh this harm, so very special circumstances do not exist.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Saved Policy 2 of the District Local Plan No.2 with Alterations Originally adopted April 1996, Saved Policies Written Statement dated September 2007emerging Policy SP5 of the Local Plan 2011 – 2031 Proposed Submission, dated October 2016
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 137Paragraph 138Paragraph 147Paragraph 148Paragraph 149
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.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
Town Planner Pro holds this letter. The Appeals plan opens it and every other letter we hold, all of them searchable, with the main issues and what decided each case picked out. We do not show letters on the free site because they carry people’s names and addresses.
With an account
What an account adds to this decision
More decisions in North Hertfordshire
The authority’s record since 2016 · every decision in 2022
- Allowed1 October 20266009720Land Adjacent To 1 Ninesprings Cottage, Wymondley Road, Hitchin, SG4 9QL
- Allowed10 July 20266008092Fen Farm, Rabley Heath Road, Codicote, AL6 9UA
- Dismissed7 May 20263375383Land At Chruch Wood, Three Houses Lane, Codicote, Hertfordshire, SG4 8
- Allowed4 March 20266000934Pulmer Water Caravan Site, St Albans Road, Codicote, Hertfordshire, SG4 8SP
- Dismissed23 September 20253368416Land Adjacent To Breachwood Green Industrial Park, Pasture Lane, Hitchin, SG4 8NY
The main issues, what decided it, the planning balance and the policies and judgments listed as cited are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro and are our summary, not the Inspector’s words; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.