®Planning appeal decision
Office, Emperor House, 12 Church Street, RICKMANSWORTH, WD3 1BS
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
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
Framework references: 11
Plan policies cited: Policy CP10, Policy DM13, Appendix 5 of the LDD, Policy CP4, Policy CP1, Policy CP12, Policy DM1, Policy DM3, Appendix 2 of the LDD
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.