Planning appeal decision
Land Adjacent to Cyrita, Hogpits Bottom, Flaunden, HP3 0QB
Planning appeal 3314513 at Land Adjacent to Cyrita, Hogpits Bottom, Flaunden, HP3 0QB (Dacorum Borough Council) was dismissed on 10 October 2023 by Inspector Edwards J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area.
Erection of dwelling
- Authority
- Dacorum Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Edwards J
- Postcode
- HP3 0QB
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area
- its effect on the safety of users of the adjacent bridleway
What decided it
The identified detriment to character and appearance and bridleway safety, when assessed against the Framework policies taken as a whole, significantly and demonstrably outweighs the modest benefits of housing delivery.
the adverse impacts of the development would significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits when assessed against the policies of the Framework taken as a whole, such that the presumption in favour of sustainable development does not apply
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- CS10CS11CS12CS8CS5CS6
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 149Paragraph 130Paragraph 110Paragraph 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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