26 Hempstead Lane, Potten End, BERKHAMSTED, HP4 2SD

the demolition of existing house and construction of a new house in its place to include over the existing footprint, a two storey side, rear and front extensions, increase in eaves height and ridge height, 1 dormer to the front and 3 dormers to the rear, and alterations to the brickwork and fenestration including installation of heat pumps and solar panel without complying with a condition attached to planning permission Ref 22/01464/FUL, dated 8 July 2022

Authority: Dacorum Borough Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Law T

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the condition is necessary and reasonable having regard to local and national policies relating to proposals affecting the Green Belt and the living conditions of nearby residents

What decided it

The specific characteristics of the site as part of a built-up frontage with varied dwelling scales and existing extensions, combined with the inherent limitations of permitted development rights, meant that removal of the condition restricting permitted development rights was justified and in accordance with national and local policy.

Framework references: 54, 130, 143, 145

Plan policies cited: Policy CS5, Policy CS6, Policy CS12

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