®Planning appeal decision
How Green Farm Baldock Road, Hertfordshire, BUNTINGFORD, SG9 9RH
retention of conversion of workshop to 1 detached house, raising the roof height to create first floor accommodation, Two storey side extension, single storey rear extension, 4 front dormers, 4 rear dormers and alterations to fenestration
- Authority
- East Hertfordshire District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Hobbs J
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area
- whether the appeal site is an appropriate location for the proposed development, having regard to the development strategy and the accessibility of services
- the effect of the proposed development on the living conditions of future occupiers of the proposed dwelling and residents of How Green Farm, with regard to privacy, noise, and disturbance
What decided it
The material harm to the character and appearance of the rural area caused by the introduction of a domestic dwelling in an unsustainable location outside the village boundary, combined with conflict with the development plan, could not be outweighed by the provision of a single additional dwelling.
The benefits of providing one additional dwelling and limited environmental benefit were outweighed by material harm to character and appearance and the unsustainable location of the development, resulting in conflict with the development plan as a whole.
Framework references: 11, 111, 119, 120, 124, 126, 130
Plan policies cited: Policy GBR2, Policy DES4, Policy DPS2, Policy INT1, Policy TRA2, Policy VILL3
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