®Planning appeal decision
Flaunden Stables, Birch Lane, Flaunden, HEMEL HEMPSTEAD, HP3 0PT
conversion of existing agricultural barn to form a 4 bed detached dwelling; conversion of existing agricultural barn to form a 2 bed detached dwelling with manager's office; single storey rear extension to coach house; and refurbishment and improvement of existing stables, without complying with a condition attached to planning permission Ref 4/03481/15/MFA, dated 5 July 2016
- Authority
- Dacorum Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Hearing
- Development
- residential · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Webb B
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the condition in dispute is necessary, having particular regard to (a) the economy, (b) the living conditions of future occupants, (c) the character and appearance of the area, and (d) social infrastructure
- whether, if the obligations continue to serve a useful purpose, they would serve that purpose equally well if modified
What decided it
The tied accommodation and manager's office remained necessary to support the ongoing equestrian use and its economic potential, and the appellant had not demonstrated any genuine need for the tie to be removed or the obligations modified.
the necessity of the tie for supporting the rural economy and equestrian use outweighed the limited and largely neutral considerations relating to living conditions, character and appearance, and social infrastructure, leading to the conclusion that Condition 9 remained necessary and the obligations should continue unmodified
Framework references: 150
Plan policies cited: Policy CS5, Policy CS23, Policy CS5(d)(i), Policy CS5(d)(ii)
Judgments cited: Hillside Parks Ltd v Snowdonia National Park Authority [2022]
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