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Dismissed25 October 20233309640

Bishops Stortford Community Sports Club, Cricketfield Lane, Bishops Stortford, Herts, CM23 2TD

Planning appeal 3309640 at Bishops Stortford Community Sports Club, Cricketfield Lane, Bishops Stortford, Herts, CM23 2TD (East Hertfordshire District Council) was dismissed on 25 October 2023 by Inspector Plenty B, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposed development would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the Framework and any relevant development plan policies.

Extensions, Refurbishment and Part Change of Use (F2(b)/Sui Generis to C3-Groundsman's Flat) to Charles Edwards Community Pavilion, Extension to Carpark and Extension to Cricketers Changing Pavilion (to form Umpire changing facility)

Authority
East Hertfordshire District Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
leisure-sport · Minor retail and services
Inspector
Plenty B
Postcode
CM23 2TD

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 on the openness of the Green Belt
  • the effect of the proposal on highway safety
  • if the proposal would be inappropriate development, whether any harm is clearly outweighed by other considerations, so as to amount to very special circumstances to justify it

What decided it

The inclusion of a two-bedroom groundsman's flat, which cannot be justified as an exception under paragraph 149(b) of the Framework, renders the proposal as a whole inappropriate development in the Green Belt, and the harm to the Green Belt is not clearly outweighed by other considerations.

The benefits of enhanced sports facilities, improved security, and energy efficiency measures were given limited to moderate weight in favour of the proposal, but these did not clearly outweigh the substantial weight to be given to harm to the Green Belt by reason of inappropriateness and modest harm to openness, resulting in dismissal.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
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National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 48Paragraph 147Paragraph 148Paragraph 149

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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