®Planning appeal decision
Dismissed18 April 20233306810
Amirah Lounge, Edgwarebury Lane , Elstree, Hertfordshire , WD6 3RE
Retention of single-story flat roofed building comprising lounge restaurant with use of Hotel parking area
- Authority
- Hertsmere Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- leisure-sport · Minor retail and services
- Inspector
- Worley E
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the development is inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies
- the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area
- the effect of the development on highway safety
- 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 required to justify the development
What decided it
The development's greater impact on Green Belt openness compared to the previous garage structures, combined with the absence of very special circumstances to outweigh the substantial harm to the Green Belt, necessitated dismissal of the appeal.
Framework references: 148, 149
Plan policies cited: Policy CS13, Policy SADM26, Policy CS22, Policy SADM30, Policy CS25
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