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Allowed24 August 20233305196

Belair Toms Lane, Kings Langley, WD4 8NH

Planning appeal 3305196 at Belair Toms Lane, Kings Langley, WD4 8NH (Three Rivers District Council) was allowed on 24 August 2023 by Inspector Fallon R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the development should make a contribution to affordable housing.

described on the application form as “Outline application for the construction of a new dwelling

Authority
Three Rivers District Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Fallon R
Postcode
WD4 8NH

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • whether the development should make a contribution to affordable housing
  • whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt, and if so, the effect of the development on the openness of the Green Belt
  • if the development is inappropriate, whether the harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, is clearly outweighed by other considerations, so as to amount to the very special circumstances necessary to justify the development

What decided it

The Council's substantial shortfall in five-year housing land supply (1.9 years) and the absence of any conflict with Green Belt policies meant the Framework's presumption in favour of sustainable development applied, and the housing delivery benefits attracted substantial weight that outweighed the conflict with the affordable housing policy.

the benefits of housing delivery in a sustainable village location, set against a substantial housing land supply deficit, outweighed the adverse impact of the absence of an affordable housing financial contribution from a single dwelling scheme

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy CP4Policy CP11Policy DM2
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 64Paragraph 69Paragraph 74Paragraph 149Paragraph 219
Judgments
Wood v Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, Gravesham Borough Council [2014] EWHC 683 (Admin); Julian Wood v The Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, Gravesham Borough Council [2015] EWCA Civ 195; Lee Valley Regional Park Authority v Epping Forest District Council [2015] EWHC 1471 (Admin); Lee Valley Regional Park Authority, R (on the application of) v Epping Forest District Council & Anor (Rev 1) [2016] EWCA Civ 404

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