Planning appeal decision
The Mulberry Bush Farm, Dawes Lane, Sarratt, Rickmansworth, WD3 6BQ
Planning appeal 3297122 at The Mulberry Bush Farm, Dawes Lane, Sarratt, Rickmansworth, WD3 6BQ (Three Rivers District Council) was allowed on 25 October 2022 by Inspector Parkin A, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether Condition 11 meets the six tests for planning conditions contained in the National Planning Policy Framework 2021 (the Framework).
the erection of agricultural workers dwelling with associated curtilage without complying with a condition attached to planning permission Ref 17/2169/FUL, dated 18 December 2017
- Authority
- Three Rivers District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Hearing
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Parkin A
- Postcode
- WD3 6BQ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether Condition 11 meets the six tests for planning conditions contained in the National Planning Policy Framework 2021 (the Framework).
What decided it
Condition 11 failed the test of Reasonableness because it was tied solely to The Mulberry Bush farm, but remained Necessary to prevent the dwelling being occupied or sold as unrestricted market housing in the Green Belt, so the Inspector varied its wording (to the wider locality-based model condition) rather than removing it.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy CP1Policy CP11Policy CP12Policy DM2Policy DM7Appendix 3
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 176Paragraph 84Paragraph 137
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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