®Planning appeal decision
40 Valleyside, HEMEL HEMPSTEAD, HP1 2LN
the change of use to sui generis house of multiple occupancy for more than 6 people
- Authority
- Dacorum Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Price A
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed development on highway safety, with particular regard to parking provision
What decided it
The lack of adequate parking provision would result in additional on-street parking that would impede the free flow of traffic and pedestrians on Valleyside, causing significant harm to highway safety that outweighed the modest benefits of the development.
The modest social and economic benefits of the development were significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the significant harm to highway safety arising from inadequate parking provision, such that the adverse impacts of granting consent would outweigh the benefits.
Framework references: 11
Plan policies cited: Policy CS12(b) of the Dacorum Borough Core Strategy (2013)
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.