Planning appeal decision
Land at Church Road, Little Gaddesden, Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, HP4 1NZ
Planning appeal 3282333 at Land at Church Road, Little Gaddesden, Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, HP4 1NZ (Dacorum Borough Council) was dismissed on 8 June 2022 by Inspector Hand S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the matters alleged in the enforcement notice have occurred (ground b).
without planning permission, the creation of a new vehicular access and the installation of wooden gates, construction of 3 timber buildings and installation of post and wire fencing
- Authority
- Dacorum Borough Council
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Hand S
- Postcode
- HP4 1NZ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the matters alleged in the enforcement notice have occurred (ground b)
- Whether the development constitutes a breach of planning control (ground c)
- Whether the breach has continued for more than 4 years (ground d)
- Whether planning permission should be granted for the access, gates, fences and sheds (ground a)
What decided it
The development is seriously harmful to the character and appearance of the conservation area and the setting of the listed Church, and to the special qualities of the AONB, contrary to Core Strategy policies CS24, CS25 and CS27.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- CS24CS25CS27
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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