County End Magpie Hall Road, Bushey Heath, Bushey, WD23 1NY

Planning appeal 3310146 at County End Magpie Hall Road, Bushey Heath, Bushey, WD23 1NY (Hertsmere Borough Council) was dismissed on 6 July 2023 by Inspector Boughton A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposed development would cause harm to the setting of County End, a designated heritage asset and, if so, notwithstanding the considerable importance and weight to be attached thereto, whether any other consideration would outweigh that harm.

Erection of detached, 3-bed dwelling with associated access, parking and landscaping to the rear of existing dwelling

Authority: Hertsmere Borough Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Boughton A
Postcode: WD23 1NY

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the proposed development would cause harm to the setting of County End, a designated heritage asset and, if so, notwithstanding the considerable importance and weight to be attached thereto, whether any other consideration would outweigh that harm
The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area

What decided it

The significant harm to the setting of the Grade II listed building County End, to which great weight must be applied, could not be outweighed by the delivery of a single dwelling or any other consideration.

the delivery of one dwelling would not outweigh the significant harm to the setting of a heritage asset which is an irreplaceable resource

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: SADM3SADM29
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 11Paragraph 189Paragraph 199

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