®Planning appeal decision
Annables Spring Annables Lane, Harpenden, AL5 3PR
Planning appeal 3312687 at Annables Spring Annables Lane, Harpenden, AL5 3PR (St Albans City Council) was dismissed on 9 August 2023 by Inspector Dring G, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt and the effect on its openness.
erection of a detached dwelling
- Authority
- St Albans City Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Dring G
- Postcode
- AL5 3PR
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt and the effect on its openness
- if the proposal is inappropriate development, whether the harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, would be clearly outweighed by other considerations, so as to amount to the very special circumstances required to justify the proposal
What decided it
The substantial harm to the Green Belt through loss of openness and the inappropriateness of the development is not clearly outweighed by other considerations, and very special circumstances do not exist.
Substantial weight to harm to the Green Belt was not clearly outweighed by other considerations, so very special circumstances do not exist; the tilted balance under paragraph 11(d) does not apply because Green Belt protection provides a clear reason for refusal.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy 1 of the City and District of St Albans District Local Plan Review Adopted 30 November 1994Policy 2 of the City and District of St Albans District Local Plan Review Adopted 30 November 1994
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 137Paragraph 147Paragraph 149Paragraph 11
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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