Planning appeal decision
47 Ware Road, Hertford, SG13 7ED
Planning appeal 3287427 at 47 Ware Road, Hertford, SG13 7ED (East Hertfordshire District Council) was dismissed on 29 March 2022 by Inspector Graham A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal upon the historic environment.
Partial demolition of lean-to workshop and boundary wall; redevelopment/extension of existing workshop to provide two storey artwork/sculpture studio and workshop with covered work area, external stairs and new folding gates; extension of existing dropped kerb
- Authority
- East Hertfordshire District Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Graham A
- Postcode
- SG13 7ED
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposal upon the historic environment
- The impact of the proposal upon the living conditions of neighbours
What decided it
The building would be too large and positioned too prominently at the edge of Railway Place to function as a suitably ancillary structure within the conservation area hierarchy, resulting in less than substantial harm to the historic environment that was not outweighed by public benefits.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy HOU11Policy DES4Policy HA1Policy HA4
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.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
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The main issues, what decided it, the planning balance and the policies and judgments listed as cited are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro and are our summary, not the Inspector’s words; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.
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