®Planning appeal decision
Greenways, Seabrook Road, Kings Langley, WD4 9AS
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
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.
Framework references: 149, 11
Plan policies cited: Policy CP11 of the Local Development Framework Core Strategy, Policy DM2 of the Local Plan Development Management Policies Local Development Document, Policy CP4 of the Core Strategy, Affordable Housing Supplementary Planning Document
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.