®Planning appeal decision
85 Cranborne Road, Potters Bar, Hertfordshire, EN6 3AQ
Planning appeal 3298348 at 85 Cranborne Road, Potters Bar, Hertfordshire, EN6 3AQ (Hertsmere Borough Council) was allowed on 7 October 2022 by Inspector Couper C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area.
a 2.5 metre wide extension to the side of the existing house to allow division to create an additional dwellinghouse
- Authority
- Hertsmere Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Couper C
- Postcode
- EN6 3AQ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area
What decided it
The Council's inability to demonstrate a five-year housing land supply, which engaged the tilted balance and meant that the limited harm to character and appearance was outweighed by the significant benefit of contributing to housing supply.
the limited harm to character and appearance would not significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits of housing supply contribution when assessed against the Framework taken as a whole, and the modest conflict with the development plan is a material consideration which weighs heavily in favour of the scheme
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy CS22Policy CS25Policy CS16Policy CS17Policy SADM3Policy SADM30Policy SADM40Policy SADM19
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 54Paragraph 74
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.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
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