®Planning appeal decision
Hunton Park Hotel, Essex Lane, Abbots Langley , Hertfordshire, WD4 8PN
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
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.
Framework references: 150, 142
Plan policies cited: Policy CP1, Policy CP12, Policy CP11, Policy DM1, Policy DM3, Policy DM2
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.