Planning appeal decision
34, Great Road, Hemel Hempstead, HP2 5LB
Planning appeal 3283492 at 34, Great Road, Hemel Hempstead, HP2 5LB (Dacorum Borough Council) was dismissed on 4 May 2022 by Inspector Bowyer J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposal on trees.
a detached house
- Authority
- Dacorum Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Bowyer J
- Postcode
- HP2 5LB
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposal on trees
- whether or not the proposal would optimise use of land, having regard to the requirements of the development plan and national planning policy
What decided it
The absence of robust arboricultural evidence demonstrating that the dwelling could be constructed without harming the neighbouring trees, combined with the failure to optimise land use through a comprehensive approach to rear development opportunities.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy 99 of the Dacorum Borough Local Plan 2004Policy 21 of the Dacorum Borough Local Plan 2004Policy 10 of the Dacorum Borough Local Plan 2004
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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