Land at Church Road, Little Gaddesden, Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, HP4 1NZ

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

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 four 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 special qualities of the AONB, and is contrary to policies CS24, CS25 and CS27 which seek to protect these designations.

Plan policies cited: CS24, CS25, CS27

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