®Planning appeal decision
Land at Netteswell, The Crescent , Watford , WD18 0QW
Planning appeal 3310039 at Land at Netteswell, The Crescent , Watford , WD18 0QW (Watford Borough Council) was dismissed on 21 July 2023 by Inspector Simpson V, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area, the High Street / King Street Conservation Area, and the setting of designated and non-designated heritage assets.
Application for 2 x one-bedroom semi- detached dwellings with one parking space and amenity space on land at Netteswell, The Crescent, Watford Hertfordshire WD18 0QW, re-submission following the refusal of 22/00464/FUL
- Authority
- Watford Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Simpson V
- Postcode
- WD18 0QW
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area, the High Street / King Street Conservation Area, and the setting of designated and non-designated heritage assets
- Sustainable travel and congestion
- Whether the proposal would provide adequate living conditions for future occupiers with particular regard to privacy, outlook and noise
What decided it
The substantial harm to the character and appearance of the conservation area caused by loss of trees and the oppressive appearance of the dwellings, combined with unacceptable noise impacts on future occupiers and harmful increases in parking congestion, outweighed the limited housing and economic benefits of the small-scale scheme.
the adverse impacts of the development, comprising substantial harm to the conservation area and character and appearance, significant harm to living conditions through noise, and moderate harm through increased congestion, significantly and demonstrably outweighed the limited benefits from housing delivery and economic contribution, such that the presumption in favour of sustainable development was not engaged
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy SS1.1Policy CDA2.2Policy QD6.1Policy QD6.2Policy QD6.4Policy HE7.1Policy HE7.2Policy NE9.1Policy NE9.2Policy ST11.5
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 12Paragraph 16Paragraph 55Paragraph 200Paragraph 201
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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