®Planning appeal decision
Consort House, 60 Leavesden Road, WATFORD, WD24 5DN
1 x 2 bed flat at front and 1 x 2 bed flat at rear
- Authority
- Watford Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Pickernell E
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the development provides acceptable living conditions for its occupiers with regard to internal living space, daylight, outlook, noise and the provision of private garden space
- the effect of the development on parking and congestion
- the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area with reference to refuse and recycling facilities
What decided it
The front flat's failure to provide acceptable internal living space in breach of Policy HO3.10 and the Framework's requirement for high standards of amenity, which could not be outweighed by the modest housing supply benefits even under the tilted balance.
the modest benefits of providing two dwellings in an accessible location and contributing to housing supply were outweighed by the significant harm of inadequate living conditions for the front flat occupiers, particularly given the up-to-date Local Plan's consistent policy on space standards
Framework references: 11
Plan policies cited: Policy HO3.10, Policy HO3.11, Policy ST11.5, Policy QD6.4
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.