®Planning appeal decision
Street Record, Bank Mill Lane, Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, HP4 2FZ
Planning appeal 3282461 at Street Record, Bank Mill Lane, Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, HP4 2FZ (Dacorum Borough Council) was dismissed on 13 October 2022 by Inspector Ollerenshaw 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 development plan and the National Planning Policy Framework.
described on the application form as ‘development of 16 no apartments including provision for affordable units together with landscaping
- Authority
- Dacorum Borough Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Ollerenshaw M
- Postcode
- HP4 2FZ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the development plan and the National Planning Policy Framework
- The effect of the proposal on the openness of the Green Belt
- The effect of the proposal on designated heritage assets, with particular regard to the character and appearance of the Berkhamsted Conservation Area and the settings of Lock Keepers Cottage and Old Cottage, which are Grade II listed buildings
- If it is inappropriate development, 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 the development
What decided it
The harm to the Green Belt by reason of inappropriateness and the significant harm to the character and appearance of the Berkhamsted Conservation Area were not clearly outweighed by the benefits of the proposal, and the tilted balance did not apply due to the protection afforded to the Green Belt and designated heritage assets.
The benefits of housing delivery, affordable housing provision, employment creation and local spending did not clearly outweigh the harm to the Green Belt by reason of inappropriateness and the significant harm to the character and appearance of the Berkhamsted Conservation Area, and the balance tipped against the proposal.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy CS5Policy CS19Policy CS27Policy 119Policy 120
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 138Paragraph 140Paragraph 148Paragraph 149Paragraph 150Paragraph 202
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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