Planning appeal decision
Beechfield, Hoddesdon, EN11 9QN
Planning appeal 3283931 at Beechfield, Hoddesdon, EN11 9QN (Broxbourne Borough Council) was dismissed on 6 May 2022 by Inspector Philpott M, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the development on the provision of amenity space in the local area.
‘the proposed development is to reposition the existing side boundary of no. 124 Beechfield, in order to provide more private amenity space’
- Authority
- Broxbourne Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Philpott M
- Postcode
- EN11 9QN
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the development on the provision of amenity space in the local area
What decided it
The development resulted in a harmful loss of amenity space in the local area and conflicted with Local Plan Policy ORC3, with no material considerations sufficient to outweigh this conflict.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy ORC3
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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