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Allowed10 May 20243314973

Hunton Park Hotel, Essex Lane, Abbots Langley , Hertfordshire, WD4 8PN

Planning appeal 3314973 at Hunton Park Hotel, Essex Lane, Abbots Langley , Hertfordshire, WD4 8PN (Three Rivers District Council) was allowed on 10 May 2024 by Inspector Pleasant L, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect on the openness of the Green Belt.

installation of EV supercharging ports; Electrical Substation; associated equipment and landscaping

Authority
Three Rivers District Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
utilities-energy · Minor retail and services
Inspector
Pleasant L
Postcode
WD4 8PN

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • the effect on the openness of the Green Belt
  • the effect on the setting of Grade II* listed Hunton Park Hotel
  • whether the harm by inappropriateness, and any other harm, is clearly outweighed by other considerations necessary to justify the development

What decided it

The substantial benefits from carbon emissions reduction, air quality improvement, and the growing need for EV charging infrastructure, combined with biodiversity gains, clearly outweighed the small harm to Green Belt openness and provided the very special circumstances necessary to justify the development.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy CP1Policy CP12Policy CP11Policy DM1Policy DM3Policy DM2
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 150Paragraph 142

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