®Planning appeal decision
Land off Hertford Road, Tewin, Welwyn, Hertfordshire, AL6 0JZ
Change of use of land for equestrian use; erection of a stable block and fencing; hardstanding with car parking spaces and internal access way
- Authority
- East Hertfordshire District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- leisure-sport · Change of use
- Inspector
- Felgate J
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposal would constitute 'inappropriate development' in terms of the relevant Green Belt policies
- the effects of the development on the area's character and appearance
- the effects on highway safety
- whether any other matters weigh significantly either for or against the development
- whether any harm to the Green Belt, and any other harm, would be clearly outweighed by other considerations, so as to amount to the very special circumstances that are needed to justify development in Green Belts
What decided it
The development would be inappropriate in Green Belt terms by reducing openness and encroaching on countryside, with substantial weight attaching to this harm, and no very special circumstances were demonstrated to justify it.
Framework references: 137, 138, 147, 148, 149
Plan policies cited: Policy GBR1, Policy DES2, Policy DES4, Policy CFLR6, Policy TRA2, Policy NE1, Policy NE2, Policy NE3, Policy DES3, Policy WAT1, Policy WAT6, Policy ED2
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.