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Dismissed8 December 20223292603

Colvins, Parsonage Lane, Sawbridgeworth, CM21 0ND

Planning appeal 3292603 at Colvins, Parsonage Lane, Sawbridgeworth, CM21 0ND (East Hertfordshire District Council) was dismissed on 8 December 2022 by Inspector Thompson P, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the development would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt.

demolition of existing outbuildings and erection of a single storey Passivhaus dwelling with associated access, landscaping and associated works

Authority
East Hertfordshire District Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Thompson P
Postcode
CM21 0ND

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • whether the development would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt
  • the effect of the proposal on the openness of the Green Belt
  • whether the site would represent a suitable location for housing, having regard to the Council's spatial strategy and its accessibility to services and facilities
  • if the development is inappropriate within the Green Belt, whether the harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, is clearly outweighed by other considerations, and if so, would this amount to the very special circumstances required to justify the proposal

What decided it

The proposal is inappropriate development in the Green Belt that would reduce openness and is located in an unsustainable position with poor accessibility to services, and the benefits advanced do not clearly outweigh these harms to constitute very special circumstances.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy GBR1Policy DSP2Policy TRA1
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 147Paragraph 149Paragraph 79Paragraph 85Paragraph 105Paragraph 80

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