®Planning appeal decision
Land Adjacent to Kendal Cottage, Kendal Hall Farm, Watling Street, Radlett, WD7 7LH
Planning appeal 3301054 at Land Adjacent to Kendal Cottage, Kendal Hall Farm, Watling Street, Radlett, WD7 7LH (Hertsmere Borough Council) was dismissed on 4 August 2023 by Inspector Hunter A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the development 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 development on the openness of the Green Belt.
the demolition of existing mobile home/ancillary store buildings and erection of new detached 2 storey 4-bed dwelling
- Authority
- Hertsmere Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Hunter A
- Postcode
- WD7 7LH
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the development 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 development on the openness of the Green Belt
- The effect upon the openness of the Green Belt
- If the proposal is found to be inappropriate development, 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 proposal constitutes inappropriate development in the Green Belt that causes significant harm to openness, and no very special circumstances have been demonstrated to justify it, as the limited housing benefit and design improvements do not outweigh the substantial Green Belt harm.
The significant harm to the Green Belt from inappropriate development and loss of openness, to which substantial weight must be given, was not outweighed by the limited housing supply benefit and design improvements, resulting in dismissal
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy CS13 of the Hertsmere Local Plan Development Plan Document, Core Strategy adopted January 2013Policy SADM26 of the Hertsmere Local Plan, Site Allocations and Development Management Policies Plan adopted November 2016
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 137Paragraph 147Paragraph 148Paragraph 149
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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