®Planning appeal decision
1 Park Road, HEMEL HEMPSTEAD, HP1 1JT
demolition of existing dwelling and erection of building containing 2 x 1 bedroom flats and 6 x 2 bedroom flats with associated landscaping
- Authority
- Dacorum Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Russell M
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposal on the Chiltern Beechwoods SAC
- the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
- whether or not the development would be acceptable in terms of parking provision
What decided it
The absence of a legal mechanism to secure mitigation for the Chiltern Beechwoods SAC and the failure to robustly justify car-free parking provision without a binding agreement to prevent private vehicle ownership.
the modest housing benefits and acceptable character and appearance were significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the unmitigated adverse effect on the SAC integrity and the unresolved parking provision conflict with sustainable transport policy
Framework references: 11, 130, 179, 180
Plan policies cited: Policy CS26, Policy CS12, Policy CS8, Saved Appendix 3 of the Dacorum Local Plan 1991-2011
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.