Planning appeal decision
Land on the East Side of Cupid Green Lane , Hemel Hempstead , Herts, HP2 6HN
Planning appeal 3313454 at Land on the East Side of Cupid Green Lane , Hemel Hempstead , Herts, HP2 6HN (Dacorum Borough Council) was dismissed on 22 August 2024 by Inspector Hitchcock R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether Buildings A and B are inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the revised National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies.
‘the erection of buildings on the Land’
- Authority
- Dacorum Borough Council
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Hitchcock R
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether Buildings A and B are inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the revised National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies
- the effect of Buildings A and B on the openness of the Green Belt and on the character and appearance of the locality
- whether any 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 development
What decided it
The buildings are inappropriate development in the Green Belt by definition, causing substantial harm to openness and the rural character of the locality, and the considerations presented do not amount to very special circumstances to justify the development.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy CS1Policy CS5Policy CS25
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 154
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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