Planning appeal decision
Dell Cottage, Dog Kennel Lane, Chorleywood, Rickmansworth, WD3 5EL
Planning appeal 3315063 at Dell Cottage, Dog Kennel Lane, Chorleywood, Rickmansworth, WD3 5EL (Three Rivers District Council) was allowed on 16 August 2023 by Inspector Rogers J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area, with particular regard to the Chorleywood Common Conservation Area.
the subdivision of plot and construction of a new dwelling and associated works and construction of detached garage and driveway to serve existing dwelling
- Authority
- Three Rivers District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Rogers J
- Postcode
- WD3 5EL
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area, with particular regard to the Chorleywood Common Conservation Area
What decided it
The proposed dwelling's discrete siting set back from Dell Cottage and into the topography, combined with screening from trees, would preserve the character and appearance of the Conservation Area and the prominence of existing terraced properties on the fringe of the Common.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- CP1CP12DM3CP4Policy 1Policy 2Policy 3CP9CP10DM1DM4DM6DM10DM13CP11
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 57Paragraph 54
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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