®Planning appeal decision
Greenways, Seabrook Road, Kings Langley, WD4 9AS
Planning appeal 3313385 at Greenways, Seabrook Road, Kings Langley, WD4 9AS (Three Rivers District Council) was dismissed on 8 August 2023 by Inspector Rogers J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposed development would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies.
the erection of a single storey, three bedroom house
- Authority
- Three Rivers District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Rogers J
- Postcode
- WD4 9AS
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposed development would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies
- the effect of the proposed development on the openness of the Green Belt
- whether the proposed development would make adequate provisions for affordable housing
- if the proposed development is inappropriate, 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 failure to secure affordable housing contributions through a binding Section 106 agreement, contrary to Policy CP4, combined with the modest scale of benefits, meant the presumption in favour of sustainable development did not overcome the development plan conflict.
The modest social, economic and environmental benefits of the single dwelling and site tidying, including Passivhaus standards, were outweighed by the significant harm of the affordable housing policy conflict, and the presumption in favour of sustainable development did not apply.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy CP11 of the Local Development Framework Core StrategyPolicy DM2 of the Local Plan Development Management Policies Local Development DocumentPolicy CP4 of the Core StrategyAffordable Housing Supplementary Planning Document
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 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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