®Planning appeal decision
Hollies House, 230 High Street, Potters Bar, EN6 5BL
Planning appeal 3307351 at Hollies House, 230 High Street, Potters Bar, EN6 5BL (Hertsmere Borough Council) was allowed on 10 October 2023 by Inspector Harding C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposal upon the character and appearance of the area.
the creation of 10 self-contained flats, 4 x 1 bed, 5 x 2 bed, 1 x 3 bed, incorporating communal roof garden, private terraces over two new additional floors to an existing 5-storey mixed-use building
- Authority
- Hertsmere Borough Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Harding C
- Postcode
- EN6 5BL
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposal upon the character and appearance of the area
- the effect of the proposal upon the setting of the Green Man public house Grade II listed building
- whether the proposal would provide adequate car parking
- whether the proposal would provide adequate provision for affordable housing
What decided it
The public benefits of housing delivery in an area with acute housing land supply shortfall (2.3 years) and efficient use of previously-developed land outweighed the less than substantial harm to the listed building setting.
the less than substantial harm to the setting of the Green Man listed building was outweighed by the public benefits of housing delivery, use of brownfield land, and economic benefits, with the Framework not indicating permission should be refused
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Core Strategy Policy SP1Core Strategy Policy CS4Core Strategy Policy CS25Hertsmere Local Plan Site Allocations and Development Management Policies Plan Policy SADM30Hertsmere Local Plan Site Allocations and Development Management Policies Plan Policy SADM29Hertsmere Local Plan Site Allocations and Development Management Policies Plan Policy SADM40
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 12Paragraph 56Paragraph 202
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
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