Planning appeal decision
The Rafters, Vineyards Road, Northaw Potters Bar, EN6 4PG
Planning appeal 3314648 at The Rafters, Vineyards Road, Northaw Potters Bar, EN6 4PG (Welwyn Hatfield Council) was dismissed on 28 September 2023 by Inspector Smith J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the development in question is permitted development as defined in Schedule 2, Part 6, Class B of the GPDO.
the erection of 8.5m x 6m private road access of the nearby farmland
- Authority
- Welwyn Hatfield Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- agricultural · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Smith J
- Postcode
- EN6 4PG
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the development in question is permitted development as defined in Schedule 2, Part 6, Class B of the GPDO
What decided it
The development fails to comply with the limitations in Schedule 2, Part 6, Class B.1(a), (b) and (c) of the GPDO and therefore does not constitute permitted development.
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