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Dismissed13 June 20243312789

Office, Emperor House, 12 Church Street, Rickmansworth, WD3 1BS

Planning appeal 3312789 at Office, Emperor House, 12 Church Street, Rickmansworth, WD3 1BS (Three Rivers District Council) was dismissed on 13 June 2024 by Inspector Martinson P, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposed development would accord with the development plan policies and national guidance with regard to highway safety and parking stress.

Second floor rear extension to provide a new flat

Authority
Three Rivers District Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Hearing
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Martinson P
Postcode
WD3 1BS

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • whether the proposed development would accord with the development plan policies and national guidance with regard to highway safety and parking stress
  • whether the proposed development would accord with the development plan policies regarding the provision of affordable housing

What decided it

The unilateral undertaking's covenants were found unlikely to be effective in preventing future occupiers from obtaining a residents' parking permit, resulting in conflict with parking policies that outweighed the scheme's limited benefits under the tilted balance.

the adverse effects of allowing the appeal, principally the failure of the UU to prevent parking permit issue leading to conflict with parking policies, would significantly and demonstrably outweigh the limited benefits (minor housing contribution, economic benefits and reduced affordable housing contribution) when assessed against the Framework as a whole

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy CP10Policy DM13Appendix 5 of the LDDPolicy CP4Policy CP1Policy CP12Policy DM1Policy DM3Appendix 2 of the LDD
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11

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