®Planning appeal decision
Dismissed7 February 20243305719
110 Hawkshead Road, POTTERS BAR, EN6 1NG
the demolition of existing property and the erection of a new dwelling
- Authority
- Welwyn Hatfield Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Rogers J
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposed development would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the Framework and any relevant development plan policies
- the effect of the proposed development on the openness of the Green Belt
- the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area
- the effect of the proposed access arrangement on the safety of users of Hawkshead Road
- if the proposed development is inappropriate, 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 proposed replacement dwelling would be materially larger than the existing dwelling and therefore constitute inappropriate development in the Green Belt, with the harm by reason of inappropriateness and loss of openness not clearly outweighed by other considerations.
Framework references: 9, 11, 12
Plan policies cited: Policy SADM34, Policy SP9, Policy SP4, Policy SADM2, Policy SADM3
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.