Land Adjacent to 1 Coltsfoot Lane, Datchworth, Knebworth, SG3 6SB

‘Proposed new 5 bedroomed dwelling with integral double garage on former garden land at No 1 Coltsfoot Lane, situated between Nos 1 and 7 Coltsfoot Lane’

Authority: East Hertfordshire District Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Parker C

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt, having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies
The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area
Whether the proposal would be in a suitable location, with particular reference to policies concerned with accessibility to services
The effect of the proposed development on highway safety with regard to visibility splays

What decided it

The proposal qualifies as limited infilling in a village under NPPF paragraph 149(e) and therefore does not constitute inappropriate development in the Green Belt, which was the threshold issue determining the appeal.

Framework references: 147, 149, 150, 105, 56

Plan policies cited: Policy GBR1, Policy VILL3, Policy DES3, Policy DES4, Policy DPS2, Policy TRA1, Policy TRA2

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