®Planning appeal decision
Land At Great North Road, Stanborough, Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire , AL8 7TQ
Planning appeal 3300873 at Land At Great North Road, Stanborough, Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire , AL8 7TQ (Welwyn Hatfield Council) was dismissed on 2 February 2023 by Inspector Marigold O, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: 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, including the effect of the proposal on the openness of the Green Belt.
Residential development of 9 dwellings including demolition of existing buildings
- Authority
- Welwyn Hatfield Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Marigold O
- Postcode
- AL8 7TQ
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, including the effect of the proposal on the openness of the Green Belt
- the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
- if the proposal is inappropriate, whether the harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, would be clearly outweighed by other considerations so as to amount to the very special circumstances required to justify the proposal
What decided it
The substantial harm to the Green Belt by reason of inappropriateness and reduction in openness, combined with significant harm to character and appearance, was not clearly outweighed by the benefits of housing supply and provision of three-bed housing.
The substantial harm to the Green Belt by reason of inappropriateness and reduction in openness, and significant harm to character and appearance, were not clearly outweighed by very substantial weight given to housing land supply benefits and moderate weight given to housing provision and social and economic contribution, such that very special circumstances do not exist.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy H2Policy SADM1Policy SADM34Policy D1Policy D2Policy RA10Policy D8Policy SP9Policy SADM16Policy SADM11
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 149Paragraph 150Paragraph 137Paragraph 138Paragraph 219Paragraph 147Paragraph 11
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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