Planning appeal decision
Nyn Manor, Vineyards Road, Northaw, Potters Bar, EN6 4PQ
Planning appeal 3288121 at Nyn Manor, Vineyards Road, Northaw, Potters Bar, EN6 4PQ (Welwyn Hatfield Council) was allowed on 24 August 2022 by Inspector Parker C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect that varying the condition would have on the Green Belt and on the setting of nearby designated heritage assets.
erection of 1x machinery store and 1x hay barn following demolition of existing Dutch barn without complying with a condition attached to planning permission Ref 6/2019/1813/FULL, dated 15 November 2019
- Authority
- Welwyn Hatfield Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- agricultural · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Parker C
- Postcode
- EN6 4PQ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect that varying the condition would have on the Green Belt and on the setting of nearby designated heritage assets
What decided it
The building remains capable of and is actively used for agricultural purposes, making it an agricultural building that constitutes an exception to inappropriate development in the Green Belt, and the alterations would preserve rather than harm the setting of the listed buildings.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy GBSP1Policy D1Policy D2
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 147Paragraph 148Paragraph 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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