Planning appeal decision
Gamnel Farm, 5 Goldsworth Road, Tring, Herts, HP23 5FY
Planning appeal 3290993 at Gamnel Farm, 5 Goldsworth Road, Tring, Herts, HP23 5FY (Dacorum Borough Council) was dismissed on 18 October 2022 by Inspector Chalk M, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the development constitutes inappropriate development in the Green Belt, having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies.
construction of four detached dwellings with new access from Bulbourne Road without complying with a condition attached to planning permission Ref 4/00866/19/ROC, dated 4 June 2019
- Authority
- Dacorum Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Chalk M
- Postcode
- HP23 5HF
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the development constitutes inappropriate development in the Green Belt, having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies
- The effect of the revised parking layout on the character and appearance of the area
- Would the harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, be clearly outweighed by other considerations so as to amount to the very special circumstances required to justify the development
What decided it
The revised parking layout causes a loss of spatial openness in the Green Belt, which is inappropriate development by definition, and there are no considerations that clearly outweigh this harm to justify very special circumstances.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy CS5Policy CS12Policy CS24Policy CS25saved Policy 97Policy DP4
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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