®Planning appeal decision
Belair Toms Lane, KINGS LANGLEY, WD4 8NH
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
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
Framework references: 11, 64, 69, 74, 149, 219
Plan policies cited: Policy CP4, Policy CP11, Policy DM2
Judgments cited: 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
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.