®Planning appeal decision
Aston Water Tower, Aston End, SG2 7EU
Planning appeal 3302528 at Aston Water Tower, Aston End, SG2 7EU (East Hertfordshire District Council) was dismissed on 21 March 2023 by Inspector Cowley R, 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, where appropriate, its effect on openness.
extension and alterations of the existing building to accommodate residential use
- Authority
- East Hertfordshire District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Cowley R
- Postcode
- SG2 7EU
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, where appropriate, its effect on openness
- The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the site and surrounding area
- Whether the proposal would minimise water use, overheating, the need for heating in winter and carbon dioxide emissions, with regard to the provisions of the development plan that seek to control these matters
- If the development is inappropriate, whether any 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 would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt that would harm its openness and fail to preserve it, and this substantial harm was not clearly outweighed by other considerations to justify very special circumstances.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy GBR1Policy DES2Policy DES3Policy DES4Policy CC1Policy CC2Policy WAT4
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 148Paragraph 149Paragraph 150
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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