Planning appeal decision
Flaunden, Hemel Hempstead, Herts, HP3 0PP
Planning appeal 3316011 at Flaunden, Hemel Hempstead, Herts, HP3 0PP (Dacorum Borough Council) was dismissed on 10 November 2023 by Inspector Dade E, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would preserve or enhance the character and appearance of the Flaunden Conservation Area.
demolition of outbuilding and the erection of a new detached house and garage
- Authority
- Dacorum Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Dade E
- Postcode
- HP3 0PP
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would preserve or enhance the character and appearance of the Flaunden Conservation Area
What decided it
The proposed development would fail to preserve or enhance the character and appearance of the Flaunden Conservation Area by eroding an important undeveloped gap and consolidating development in a manner unsympathetic to the historic and rural character of the area, with modest housing benefits insufficient to outweigh the identified harm to this designated heritage asset.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Core Strategy 2013 Policy CS12Core Strategy Policy CS27LP Saved Policy 120
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 149Paragraph 199Paragraph 202Paragraph 130
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.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
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The main issues, what decided it, the planning balance and the policies and judgments listed as cited are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro and are our summary, not the Inspector’s words; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.
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