Planning appeal decision
4 Hadham Park Cottages, Cradle End, Little Hadham, Ware, SG11 2EH
Planning appeal 3287640 at 4 Hadham Park Cottages, Cradle End, Little Hadham, Ware, SG11 2EH (East Hertfordshire District Council) was dismissed on 30 November 2022 by Inspector Courtney T, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies.
Two storey side extension, single storey rear extension, side porch and relocated access and driveway
- Authority
- East Hertfordshire District Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Courtney T
- Postcode
- SG11 2EH
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies
- the effect of the proposal on the openness of the Green Belt
- whether any harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, would be clearly outweighed by other considerations, so as to amount to the very special circumstances required to justify the proposal
What decided it
The scale of the proposed extensions would be disproportionate to the original building and would cause harm to the Green Belt by reason of inappropriateness and limited harm to its openness, with no very special circumstances identified to justify the development.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy GBR1Policy HOU11Policy DES4
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 137Paragraph 149
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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