®Planning appeal decision
118 Hempstead Road, Kings Langley, Hertfordshire, WD4 8AL
Planning appeal 3303397 at 118 Hempstead Road, Kings Langley, Hertfordshire, WD4 8AL (Dacorum Borough Council) was dismissed on 12 May 2023 by Inspector Russell M, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether or not the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies.
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- Authority
- Dacorum Borough Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Russell M
- Postcode
- WD4 8AL
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether or not the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies
- the effect of the proposal on the openness of the Green Belt
- the effect of the proposal on the living conditions of occupiers of No 120 Hempstead Road with particular regard to outlook and privacy
- 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 substantial weight attached to Green Belt harm from inappropriate development, combined with the modest effect on openness and unacceptable harm to neighbouring living conditions, was not clearly outweighed by other considerations, meaning very special circumstances did not exist to justify the proposal.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy CS5Policy CS12Saved Appendix 3
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 149Paragraph 137Paragraph 130
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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