Land at Berry Farm, Upper Bourne End Lane, Hemel Hempstead, HP1 2RR

Planning appeal 3294517 at Land at Berry Farm, Upper Bourne End Lane, Hemel Hempstead, HP1 2RR (Dacorum Borough Council) was dismissed on 16 November 2022 by Inspector Parsons J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the scheme is inappropriate development for the purposes of the National Planning Policy Framework and the Development Plan.

Three steel containers clad in timber and post and rail fencing

Authority: Dacorum Borough Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: agricultural · Other minor developments
Inspector: Parsons J
Postcode: HP1 2RR

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

whether the scheme is inappropriate development for the purposes of the National Planning Policy Framework and the Development Plan
the openness of the Green Belt
character and appearance of the area
if the scheme is inappropriate development, whether harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, is clearly outweighed by other considerations, so as to amount to the very special circumstances necessary to justify it

What decided it

The buildings do not qualify as agricultural development and therefore constitute inappropriate development in the Green Belt, with harm to openness and character that is not outweighed by the limited economic benefits of the small-scale pig breeding enterprise.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy CS5Policy CS12Policy CS25
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 149

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